The annual Geneseo Airshow took place this weekend, but it wasn't just pilots and their planes that were in attendance.

From the music, to the outfits, to the planes, it felt like the 1940s at the 38^th annual show.

“[People] can come down here, get a lesson in history and see exactly what happened, in addition to flying some wonderful airplanes that are here and the pilots that take them around,” Air Show Coordinator Dave Cooper said.

The P-63 was one of those planes, one of the more than 50 planes that flew at the show. It was built in the United States for the Russians during World War II.

“The Russians were very effective with these aircrafts, fighting the Germans ground attack rolls and even fighting air-to-air,” Pilot Mark Todd said.

In attendance was special guest Betty Bishop, who helped build planes just like that one right out of high school in 1943 at a factory in the Niagara Falls area.

“When I got to understanding what we were doing, and to think that somebody was going to fly this plane and it might help with the war effort, it really started to sink in,” Bishop said.

She joined veterans this weekend, including Les Cruise, the last surviving paratrooper from D-Day.

“I’m very honored to even be considered for this role," Bishop said. "It’s humbling, it really is.”

The only female at her department, she earned the nickname ‘Bunny.’

“We had the catwalks, and we’d jump from one to the other, and I was able to always be hopping around,” Bishop said.

She met the plane’s pilot, Mark Todd, last year, and they’ve been close since.

“People like Betty built these planes, and without them, we couldn’t have fought," Todd said. "So, there’s a lot of people who played a role and they’re kind of the unsung heroes.”

While it’s impossible to know if she helped build the exact plane, if you look closely, you’ll see where she left her mark just last year when it was first restored: her signature is right underneath.

“We say this is Betty’s airplane, and she’s become like family to the Dixie Wing where we keep this plane, so it’s really neat,” Todd said.

And for Betty, it’s a gift enough just getting to see it fly.

“It's hard, really," Bishop said. "It’s hard to imagine that being part of my past.”