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Photos of the Day: WWII Veterans Ride in Planes They Once Flew In

By The Associated Press | October 26, 2015

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(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran Martin Biener, 93, smiles after flying aboard the B-25 Mitchell bomber “Yellow Rose” at New Orleans Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Beiner flew missions in B-25’s during the war.

Read more: At Air Show, WWII Veterans Revisit Planes They Once Flew In

The plane, part of the Commemorative Air Force, is in town for the WWII AirPower Expo 2015, hosted by the National World War II Museum, which runs through the weekend.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran Mike Fedirko, 91, walks underneath the B-25 Mitchell bomber “Yellow Rose” after he flew aboard the plane at New Orleans Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Fedirko flew missions in a B-25 during the war.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran David Fisher, 89, rests his hands on a map as he looks out the window of the B-29 Superfortress bomber “Fifi,” during a flight over New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Fisher flew missions in a B-29 during the war.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran David Fisher, 89, looks out the window of the B-29 Superfortress bomber “Fifi,” during a flight over New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Fisher flew missions in a B-29 during the war.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran David Oreck, 92, center, sits in the bombardier seat of the B-29 Superfortress bomber “Fifi,” during a flight over New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Oreck flew missions in a B-29 during the war.

(AP Photo/Rebecca Santana)

World War II veteran Martin Biener, 93, right, reviews his photos on his phone as he sits aboard the B-25 Mitchell bomber “Yellow Rose” with fellow veteran Paul Miller, 90, during a flight over New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Both men flew missions in B-25’s during the war.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran Mike Fedirko, 91, signs the bomb bay door of the B-25 Mitchell bomber “Yellow Rose” after he flew aboard the plane at New Orleans Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Fedirko flew missions in a B-25 during the war.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

World War II veteran Victor Hancock, 92, talks to reporters after flying aboard the B-25 Mitchell bomber “Yellow Rose” at New Orleans Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Hancock flew missions in a B-25 during the war.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A commemorative patch decorates the shirt of World War II veteran Victor Hancock, 92, as he talks to reporters after flying aboard the B-25 Mitchell bomber “Yellow Rose.”


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