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Featuring The B-29 Known As 'Doc' And The B-17 Known As 'Texas Raiders'
Two of the most iconic aircraft of World War II will join together Labor Day Weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, Sept. 7. The event hosted by the Arkansas Air & Military Museum at Drake Field will feature the B-29 Superfortress known as Doc, along with the B-17 Flying Fortress known as Texas Raiders. The two iconic warbirds, along with a T6 Texan and a twin-engine Beech Navy transport, will arrive in Fayetteville Friday afternoon, Sept. 4. All four warbirds will offer cockpit tours and flights to the public on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday Sept. 5, 6 and 7. The event brings Doc’s Friends, Inc., the owner and operator of
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On August 1, 2020, about 0750 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, N3025L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On the day of the accident, the pilot and the passengers were planning to fly from Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), Honesdale, Pennsylvania, to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OXB), Ocean City, Maryland.
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“The mission of those who operate and maintain these historic warbirds is to honor the men and women who designed, built, maintained and flew these national treasures to protect our freedom during World War II and beyond. Anytime we have a chance to team up and work together to bring history to life with up close and personal experiences at the same event broadens our mission. We’re looking forward to sharing the ramp with our CAF friends.”
Source: Josh Wells, Doc’s Friends executive director and general manager, chatting up the upcoming Labor day Warbird Weekend, in which two of the most iconic aircraft of World War II will join together Labor Day Weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, S
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