Palm Springs Air Museum has announced six vintage warbird planes will fly over the Coachella Valley and Southern California on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020 in honor of those who serve and served our country, the company said.
The six aircraft are the C-47 Skytrain, P-51 Mustang, P-63 Kingcobra, two T-28 Trojans and the T-33 Shooting Star Jet. The aircraft will then meet up with other warbirds over San Bernardino and fly over parts of Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Following the flyover, these six aircraft will join other aircraft from the Inland Empire Wing of the CAF, Flabob Aviation Associates, and the Condor Squadron Threshold Technologies, Inc, over San Bernardino for a flyover.
The Palm Springs Air Museum is an educational non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and honor veterans while educating future generations. One of the largest collections of flying WWII aircraft, plus Korea and Vietnam era aircraft, 9,500 volume Library, flight simulators and tours through a flyable B-17 are housed in 86,000 square feet of climate-controlled exhibit space.