B-25 Barnstorming Tour Flying WWII Veterans – Louisville, Russellville, and Richmond!
June 6 @ 5:00 pm – June 8 @ 2:00 pm
In recognition of the 81st Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 and the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII on September 2, 1945, the Kentucky Veterans Program Trust Fund is sponsoring the B-25 bomber “Show Me” on a barnstorming tour across Kentucky. Honor Flight Bluegrass will be hosting this event as we fly WWII Veterans for free throughout Kentucky. This WWII bomber was built in 1944 and is owned by the Commemorative Air Force Missouri Wing.
Schedule Across Kentucky:
June 6, 2025 through June 8, 2025
The B-25 is scheduled at the following airports:
Friday, June 6: 5pm(EST) located at the Old Terminal Building at Bowman Field (2815 Taylorsville Road Louisville, KY.KY).
Saturday, June 7: 10am and 12noon(EST) located at the Old Terminal Building at Bowman Field 28157Taylorsville Road Louisville, KY.Y).
Saturday, June 7: 5pm(CST) located at Russellville-Logan County Airport 385 Airport Road Russellville, KY.
Sunday, June 8: 1pm)located at Central Kentucky Regional Airport 124 Madison Airport Road Richmond, KY.
Please note times are subject to change)
We are honoring the service of all of our WWII Veterans and recognizing their great efforts during the war. We encourage the public to come out each day to greet these treasured Veterans of WWII, known as the Greatest Generation, and thank them for their service to our country. The plane will be available for viewing before and after each flight as time allows. There are a few available slots for WWII Veterans on the B-25, so if you know of a WWII Veteran who would like to take a free flight, please contact Jeff Thoke of Honor Flight Bluegrass at 502-645-5421 for more information. On behalf of Honor Flight Bluegrass, we are grateful for the Kentucky Veterans Program Trust Fund sponsoring these B-25 flights. For further information about Honor Flight Bluegrass, please visit www.honorflightbluegrass.org and follow us on our social media platforms.