One of The Largest Flyovers In D.C. History To Take Place In May

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1. The Commemorative Air Force.

I have seen them in action twice. Once when I worked at Boeing Wichita, and the second time at an air show in SoCal.

Those airplanes are incredible, and real history. They are babied and kept in flying trim by a dedicated team of historians and old-timers. To see them fly is an amazing experience. To be able to walk aboard them is a real treat. (They often have tours.) Standing at a gunner's station in a B-17 is awesome, even on the ground, as is sitting in the bombardier's seat in the nose.

And there are so many WWII flying hardware still in service, all babied and kept in authentic trim and shape.

A fly-over of these machines is not to be missed. If they have a ground level exhibition, make travel plans for that, too. These birds were awesome.