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Schedule of events for Doolittle Raiders reunion

Wednesday, April 17

  • 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - B-25s on display (free) and available for flights ($425) at the Destin Airport.
  • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Doolittle Raiders Exhibit dedication at Northwest Florida State College Raiders Arena. Free. Doors open at 8 a.m.
  • 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. - News conference at the Air Armament Museum.
  • 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Meet the Raiders autograph session at the Air Armament Museum. Free.


Thursday, April 18

  • 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - B-25s on display (free) and available for flights ($425) at the Destin Airport.
  • 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Luncheon at Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Guest Speakers are Rear Adm. Don Quinn (Pensacola Naval Air Station) Historical presentations by CV Glines and Frank Goldstein. Raiders Q & A. Limited number of tickets may still be available. Call 244-8191.


Friday, April 19

  • 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - B-25s on display (free) and available for flights ($425) at the Destin Airport.
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Raider family luncheon honoring World War II veterans at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Guest speakers are C.V. Glines and Gen. Gary North. Limited number of tickets might be available. Call 244-8191.
  • 2 to 4 p.m. - Meet the Raiders autograph session at the Air Armament Museum. Free.
  • 6 p.m. - “Thirty Seconds over the Emerald Coast: A Salute to the Raiders Fly-By,” featuring B-25s and other World War II aircraft on Okaloosa Island.


Saturday, April 20

  • 8 to 10 a.m. - B-25s on display (free) at the Destin Airport.
  • 11 a.m. - Parade of Heroes in Fort Walton Beach. Eglin Parkway from First Street to Hughes Street. 9 a.m. lineup for participants.
  • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Crawfish Boil at Uptown Station in Fort Walton Beach.
  • 12:30 to 5 p.m. - B-25s on display (free) and available for flights ($425) at the Destin Airport.
  • 5:30 p.m. - Victory Celebration Dinner at the C.H. “Bull” Rigdon Fairgrounds and Recreation Complex. Guest Speaker is US Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Anthony Welsh, III. Sold out.

 

Sunday, April 21

  • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - B-25s on display (free) and available for flights ($425) at the Destin Airport.

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