[Scan-DC] B-25 flyover at Arlington earlier this week

[Blair Thompson]

Back on March 21, I started a thread, "B-52 flyover at Arlington later this week?" 

[Scan-DC] B-52 flyover at Arlington later this week?
Blair Thompson b_thom at juno.com 
Mon Mar 21 13:29:59 EDT 2011 

Other than being two months early and having the digits transposed, what I asked about happened. The Washington Times editorial page this morning reports that there was a B-25 flyover at Arlington on Monday. I missed it.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/17/the-gutsiest-call/

EDITORIAL: The gutsiest call
The Doolittle Raid: America at its finest

On Monday, the nation honored Col. William M. Bower, the last surviving pilot of the April 18, 1942, Doolittle Raid, the risky surprise attack on the Japanese home islands that bolstered American morale in the early, tragic months of World War II. Col. Bower died Jan. 10 at age 93 and was laid to rest Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
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A silvered B-25 flew over the cemetery this week in tribute to Col. Bower, glinting in the bright sunlight, flying low enough for those on the ground to hear the rattle of the twin engines. 
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© Copyright 2011 The Washington Times, LLC.

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