Hoosier Aviation to host tours of historic aircraft

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.
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.
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