Washingtonians and tourists who turn to the skies late Friday morning on the National Mall may be excused if they think they’ve somehow been recruited as extras in a World War II movie, as dozens of historic fighter planes and bombers take flight to mark the 75th anniversary of the war’s end.

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‘Arsenal of Democracy’: Vintage combat planes to fly over National Mall

World War II airplanes at Culpeper Airport, preparing to participate in Friday’s Arsenal of Democracy Flyover of the nation’s capital. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)The growls and whines of World War II-era planes were loud and the flying precise as dozens of planes ranging in size from one-seaters to a restored DC-3 airliner Miss Virginia did a dress rehearsal for Friday’s Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of t…

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Dozens of World War II aircraft are set to fly over Washington, D.C., on Friday to commemorate 75 years since the war ended. Flyovers are expected around the National Mall at 11:30 a.m. The flights are set to begin over the Lincoln Memorial, go north to south down the Potomac River then east along Independence Avenue and over the National...

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World War II Planes to Fly Over DC Friday

Friday's Arsenal of Democracy flyover commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. More than 60 vintage WWII-era aircraft are to take part in the event.

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Vintage aircraft set to fly over DC Friday to mark the anniversary of World War II's end

Dozens of vintage planes will take to the skies over the D.C. area Friday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

‘Arsenal of Democracy’: Vintage combat planes to fly over National Mall

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