Nearly 70 WWII aircraft will fly over the monument-studded National Mall on May 8 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe near the end of World War II (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
AFP: Flyover in Washington to commemorate WWII victory
Washington (AFP) - A parade of vintage warplanes will fly over Washington on May 8 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe near the end of World War II, event organizers said Tuesday.
Nearly 70 WWII aircraft will fly over the monument-studded National Mall "in historically sequenced warbird formations representing the war's major battles, from Pearl Harbor to D-Day," said Pete Bunce, head of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, one of the organizers.
It will conclude with aircraft in a "missing man" formation passing overhead to the strains of "Taps," the haunting piece that buglers play at military funerals.
Update: Pilots prepare for historic WWII flyover of Mall -- Washington Examiner
WNU Editor: That is going to be quite a sight to see.
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