Air Force Museum film series takes flight with doc about recovering lost jets
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's 'Celebrating Aviation' film series takes flight Wednesday night.
The museum will host a special screening of 'Heroes on Deck' from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 19. The documentary tells the story of the effort to recover World War II fighter planes from Lake Michigan.
Harvey Moshman, the movie's Emmy Award-winning executive producer, will host a Q&A afterward.
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Tickets to the presentation are $20 and can be bought here.
The museum's series continues on March 27, with a screening of 'To What Remains,' which follows Project Recover as it tries to bring the remains of more than 80,000 Americans who went missing in action since World War II home.
Scott Althaus of Project Recover will introduce the film and take questions after.
Both screenings will be presented alongside the OceanXperience and Drop in the Ocean special exhibits (located in the 4th building). Attendees will be able to visit both for free after the presentation.
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