C-47 Scenic Flight Experience Day
Join us on March 14th for the first of our spring summer flight experience days of 2026. Board our legendary WWII C-47 "Skytrain" for a 15-20 minute flight around the local area.
Join us on March 14th for the first of our spring summer flight experience days of 2026. Board our legendary WWII C-47 "Skytrain" for a 15-20 minute flight around the local area.
Join us May 29th and 30th as we make up for previous bad weather and line up two fly days for AT-6, and WACO UPF-7 Warbird Flight Experiences Rides! Summer is fast approaching and what better way to kick off the America 250th Celebrations with memorable flight experiences aboard Legends of American Airpower of WWII! You can take to the skies in the legendary WWII AT-6 "Texan" just as Army Air Force Pilots did when they entered their advanced flight training phase before earning their wings of Silver or Gold and going on to fly fighter and bomber aircraft combat in Europe and the Pacific. The North American AT-6D / SNJ "Pilot Maker" of WWII You can also get the ultimate barnstormer's experience with the wind in your hair in our open cockpit Waco UPF-7 Bi-Plane known for its similarity to early barnstorming planes of the 1930s but was in reality one of the many primary training aircraft prospective army Air Force pilots had to conquer to start their road to wings! All of our flight experiences have unique history behind them, but they also are a memorable flight experience adventure and a lot fun to fly in! All of this weekends flights will fly the Long Island South Shore and pass over Jones Beach State Park in a Salute to our veterans during this America 250th Anniversary year! Don't miss a chance to take to the skies in a legend of American Airpower! To Book your flights go to our Flight Experience Page of our website by clicking the event link, or menu bar and check for flight availability by clicking book now on the aircraft of your choice! Or you can go direct to the aircraft booking page! AT-6 Flights : Book online now! WACO UPF-7 Flights: Book online now!
Join us Saturday June 6th, 2026 on the 82nd Anniversary of Operation Overlord better known as "D-Day" for a flight back in time aboard the legendary WWII C-47 "Skytrain" the plane that made history dropping the US 101st, 82nd Airborne, and the British Airborne into Normandy France on the eve of the invasion. On this historic anniversary you will take an approximately 15 min flight over Long Island's South Shore and experience the sights and sounds of of what it was like to fly, and ride aboard the C-47 during WWII as you sit in the very same seats that paratroopers once sat in over 80 years ago. The C-47 is a legend of Airpower from which combat airlift was born, and helped win WWII for the United States and its allies. D-Day 82nd Anniversary Jun 6th 1944-2026 “Four other pieces of equipment that most senior officers came to regard as among the most vital to our success in Africa and Europe were the bulldozer, the jeep, the 21/2-ton truck, and the C-47 airplane. Curiously enough, none of these is designed for combat.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower To check seat availability and for more details on our C-47 flight experience click the link below!: Book online now!
Join us on June 13th as we continue our Summer Flight experience program with the C-47 Flight Experience Rides. You will enjoy a 15-20 Minute ride of Long Islands North or South Shore depending on the day's air traffic where you will get to experience the sights and sounds of what it was like to fly the WWII Legend of Airpower Douglas C-47 "Skytrain". The C-47 "Skytrain" is the plane that made history by dropping the US 101st, 82nd Airborne, and the British Airborne into Normandy France on the eve of the invasion code named Operation Overlord, better know to everyone as D-Day June 6th, 1944. The "Gooney Bird" as it was affectionately called by its crews also made history in the Pacific Theater providing airlift during the Island hoping campaign, and even more famously flying critical supplies over the Himalayas into the China, Burma, India theater of Operation. This living history flight is approximately 15-20 minutes and will take you over Long Island's South Shore and once again the experience gives you the sights and sounds of what it was like to fly, and ride aboard the C-47 during WWII as you sit in the very same seats that paratroopers once sat in over 80 years ago. The C-47 is a legend of Airpower from which combat airlift was born, and helped win WWII for the United States and its allies. “Four other pieces of equipment that most senior officers came to regard as among the most vital to our success in Africa and Europe were the bulldozer, the jeep, the 21/2-ton truck, and the C-47 airplane. Curiously enough, none of these is designed for combat.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower To check seat availability and for more details on our C-47 flight experience click the link below!: Book online now!
Take a flight back in time with the American Airpower Museum WWII C-47 D-Day Living History Flight Experience! This immersive living history program lasts approximately 2.0 hours including your 20–25-minute flight in the Legendary WWII Douglas C-47 “Skytrain”. The American Airpower Museum C-47 D-Day Flight Experience is a one-of-a-kind immersive living history educational program. 'Click Here To Book Online Now!