Stay home! The flyover is coming to you!
In honor of those that served and sacrificed during WWII, and to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the Lone Star Flight Museum and its supporting partners will fly nearly 30 rare and historic warbirds over the City of Houston in an epic aviation event called the Fight to the Finish Flyover.
FLIGHT PLAN
Take off from Ellington Airport and fly a 120-mile flight plan over the skies of the Greater Houston area. This historic flight will last just over one hour, landing back at Ellington Airport.
THE LINE-UP
The fleet of more than two dozen historic warbirds includes: B-25 ‘Devil Dog’, P-51 Mustang, T-6 Texan, BT-13 Valiant, L-17 Navion, T-34 Mentor, Beechcraft BE-18 and A-36 Bonanza. Additional, pending aircraft: Grumman HU-16 Albatross, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Bell P-63 King Cobra, Japanese Zero replica, North American T-28. The aircraft lineup is subject to change.
PARTNERS
All partners volunteered their time and resources to make this event possible.
CAF Houston Wing
CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17 Texas Raiders
The Highland Lakes Squadron
Commemorative Air Force B-25 Devil Dog
Wings Over Houston Airshow
Signature Flight Support
Houston First & Visit Houston
IHeartMedia Houston
Individual warbird plane owners, pilots and volunteers
SUPPORTERS
Greater Houston Partnership
Sugar Land Sara
Uptownwithellybrown
Katy Moms Network
Claudia Estrada: A Mommy and lifestyle blog
yomariana.com
Airia Development Company – airiadevco.com
CIA Services, Inc.
Community Associations Institute Greater Houston Chapter
ARTAVIA
Cinco Ranch Southwest Community Council – mycincoranch.com
THE AIRCRAFT WILL NOT BE VIEWABLE FROM THE PUBLIC AREAS OF ELLINGTON AIRPORT AND THE LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED.
For more details, including social distancing orders and guidelines, Fight to the Finish summer-long program, media inquiries and more, visit: lonestarflight.org/flyover