As part of the observance of the 70th anniversary of VE Day, the National Mall played host to a WWII sky parade.
Mustangs, Liberators, Flying Fortresses, and other planes flew down the mall at low altitude for thousands of onlookers to enjoy.
Here’s a look:
Some Twitter users also shared some good shots:
Today’s Arsenal of Democracy flyover in DC staged right over my house today… got these shots from my back deck. pic.twitter.com/uaW0LvLlos
— Scott Rutt (@ScottRutt) May 8, 2015
Vintage #WWII planes flying over the U.S. Capitol on a beautiful day. #flyover #dc pic.twitter.com/z84e0Es2tr
— Brandon Ashley (@BrandoAshley) May 8, 2015
And there we went. pic.twitter.com/DHcwfTTnTB
— Jeff Simon (@jjsimonCNN) May 8, 2015
56 planes flew over the National Mall today, in some of the most restricted airspace in the world! #VEDay70 pic.twitter.com/YH1AvOgwnK
— American Warrior Int (@AW_Initiative) May 8, 2015
C-SPAN has video of the flyovers here.
