CALIFORNIANS!!!!
MEMORIAL DAY
Formation of 18 Historic Planes Soars Low and Loud Over SoCal on Memorial Day
The formation has 19 designated flyover locations with the operation starting about noon on Monday.
What to Know
Eighteen historic planes will fly over Southern California, starting at noon Monday.
The vintage planes will fly over the Inland Empire, Orange and Los Angeles counties.
The formation will be led by the World War II-era D-Day Doll, a Douglas C-53D manufactured in 1943 to carry paratroopers and cargo.
Eighteen historic planes were in formation over parts of Southern California in a 90-minute Memorial Day salute to veterans and healthcare workers.
D-Day Doll, a Douglas C-53D manufactured in 1943 at the assembly plant in Santa Monica to carry paratroopers and cargo in World War II, led the formation over the Inland Empire, Orange and Los Angeles counties. The formation also featured C-47 transports, T-6 Texans and P-51 Mustangs.
The D-Day Doll and other vintage planes are now based in Riverside at the Commemorative Air Force Inland Empire Wing Operations museum. After flying missions during World War II and then being converted to an airliner, D-Day Doll was acquired and restored by CAF IE Wing Operations in the 1990s.
More: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/flyover-memorial-day-california-riverside-d-day-doll-historic-warplanes-world-war/2367817/