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Take a ride on a C-47 at Grimes Field
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URBANA History enthusiasts are invited to experience an unforgettable history lesson at Grimes Field Airport, 1636 N. Main St., on April 19. Visitors will be able to tour or even take a ride on the C-47 plane that led the invasion into Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Admission to the airport ramp is free, a tour of the aircraft is $10 and rides cost $249 per person. Gates will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the plane arriving around 9:30 a.m. Flights are available from 1 to 5:30 p.m. To book a ride, register at www.centraltexaswing.org.
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Take a ride on a C-47 at Grimes Field
Buy a $249 ticket for a ride in this C-47 airplane at Grimes Field on April 19.
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History enthusiasts are invited to experience an unforgettable history lesson at Grimes Field Airport, 1636 N. Main St., on April 19. Visitors will be able to tour or even take a ride on the C-47 plane that led the invasion into Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Admission to the airport ramp is free, a tour of the aircraft is $10 and rides cost $249 per person. Gates will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the plane arriving around 9:30 a.m. Flights are available from 1 to 5:30 p.m. To book a ride, register at www.centraltexaswing.org.
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