WAR BIRDS COME TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

By: Fred


 

Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, several combat aircraft important in World War II paused at the airports in Carbondale and Marion to remind us of the tremendous, unified effort that the American people made in cooperation with overseas allies in the cause of democracy and freedom.

B24 LiberatorB25 Mitchell

 

Of the thousands of aircraft built, here at home and in allied nations, only a few remain, some in private hands, most in public or private museums.

 

 

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