AAM’s Flight Experience is a one-of-a-kind immersive educational program. Living Historians guide participants as they suit up, receive their D-Day briefing and board the museum’s historic C47 Skytrain aircraft. Flying over Long Island’s south shore beaches provides the backdrop for a simulated jump and a sense of what U.S. 101st and 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers experienced on their incredible 1,200-plane D-Day assault

This unique experience includes: a mission briefing in the Ready Room. A chance to wear authentic reproduction M-42 and M-43 field jackets like the ones worn by paratroopers during WWII, G.I helmets, and simulated jump harness. Experience the actual sights and sounds as the C-47’s engines fire up and you take to the skies. See, hear, and feel what it was like for the crew operating their C-47 and paratroopers getting ready to make history on the night of June 5th, and day of June 6th 1944. As you ready to “cross the beaches” you will stand up, hook up, and will simulate what it was like to be ready on the static line for the green light. Don’t worry though there’s no real jumping on this flight experience it’s all a living history re-enactment of course! you will then return to the museum for the conclusion of the living history presentation and be able to take photos with your living historians and the aircraft!

Please note, All passengers must be at least 12 years of age to participate in the flight experience. Persons 12 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Also, a flight experience entitles guests to bring an additional guest who can visit the Museum free of charge.

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