Terre Haute, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Hoosier Aviation will be hosting tours of one of the aircraft that led the D-Day invasion.
The plane is a C-47 aircraft named the That’s All Brother, and it’s one of the planes used in the historic invasion that helped end World War II. The plane will be coming to the Terre Haute Regional Airport to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.
Ground tours of the aircraft are set to begin on June 11. Rides in the plane will be available for purchase on both June 14 and 15 as part of the D-Day Living History Flight Experience. The flights will be available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. that weekend. Suggested tour donations for tours are listed at $10 for adults and teens and $20 for a family of up to 5. Tickets to fly on the historic aircraft are $269 per seat.
“Once you step through that door, that’s the same threshold that those paratroopers crossed over on D-Day,” said Crew Chief Mindi Russell. “To feel the history of the airplane. This airplane was in every major airborne operation from D-Day until the end of the war in Europe. When you’re up there, feel the engines come to life, and you taxi, push the throttle up, takeoff, it’s a feeling I can’t really describe except it’s very special.”
For more information, you can call 512-593-2417 or check this link. You can reserve your seat on the plane by scanning the QR code on the flyer below.
