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Museum of Aviation commemorates 75th D-Day anniversary

The museum will be hosting festivities from 11 to 4

MACON, Ga. — June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. People across the world will be celebrating the day. If you want to honor the veterans that fought in D-Day, you can visit the Museum of Aviation. 

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The museum will be throwing a commemoration and it's free to the public. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can view World War II documentaries and meet with WWII veterans.

Kids can meet Barry the B-17 or take a ride in the museum's Virtual Reality Simulator for $7. The museum will also have the B-17G Flying Fortress plane open for viewing.

In addition to viewing memorabilia, a southern-style quartet and cigarette girls will be there to help transport you to the 1940s.

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Along with the main experience, the Warner Robins Heritage Society will honor veterans at 9:17 a.m. in the Nugteren Hangar. 

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