World War II bombers tour Central Kentucky skies

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – For those who heard a rumble within the air above Central Kentucky Tuesday afternoon it was most likely two World Struggle II bombers touring our skies.

The B-29 Superfortress and the B-24 Liberator had been readily available for all to see at Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport.

It’s a part of the Air Energy Historical past Tour out of Dallas, Texas.

“We introduced some World Struggle II plane out right here to permit individuals to see them and battle,” stated Col. Burney Baskett, Commemorative Air Pressure.

Plane fans had been capable of take a 30-minute flight round Central Kentucky and in addition get a historical past lesson on how these bombers impacted the conflict.

These planes flew harmful missions over Europe and Asia.

“A 30-minute flight provides you a style of what they did on 10-12 hour missions over Europe or Japan and flying this stuff, we’re not in fight, no person’s taking pictures at it,” Baskett stated. “You get slightly style of what it was prefer to fly in these historic bombers.”

The subsequent cease for the bombers is Indiana.

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