At Culpeper, Va., planes are readied for the big Washington, DC flyover

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At Culpeper, Va., planes are readied for the big Washington, DC flyover

Brad Lang checks his plane at the Culpeper Regional Airport Thursday, May 7, during the preview for the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover. Lang's father was a Tuskegee Airman at the end of World War II.

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By STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 8, 2015

CULPEPER, Va. — While the B-17, B-24 and B-29 bombers taking part in Friday's Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover were being shown at the larger Manassas, Va. airport on Thursday, the fighters and other smaller aircraft were on display a few miles away.

A large crowd gathered outside the Culpeper airport to watch World War II era planes from the Texas Flying Legends Museum and the Commemorative Air Force take-off and land.

A member of the Texas Flying Legends Museum paints stripes on a plane at the Culpeper Regional Airport Thursday, May 7, during the preview for the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover.
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