Dozens of World War II veterans will enjoy a free flight to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
American Airlines announced Wednesday that it will fly 70 veterans aboard a chartered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. It will start with a dinner at the carrier’s headquarters and a send-off parade at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, before the chartered flight to Paris on May 31.
The veterans will spend two days in the French capital before a series of events in Normandy, finishing with a ceremony at the American Cemetery.
Back in February, Delta Air Lines also announced similar plans. It will fly 60 World War II veterans directly to Normandy for the third year in a row.
One of the veterans being flown by AA is Frank Perry — a former pilot with Piedmont Airlines, which later became part of American. He served in the Army Air Corps as a turret gunner.
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