“Both aircraft have storied pasts and provide up close and personal access to our nation’s history. “Hosting both of these historic warbirds is a unique and one-of-a-kind event for Mason City and the surrounding area,” said David Sims, Mason City airport manager. Both historic warbirds will arrive at Mason City Municipal Airport July 19, and will be available for flight experience rides along with ground and cockpit tours during the four-day tour stop.ī-29 Doc is one of only two B-29 Superfortress aircraft still airworthy and flying, and the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Central Texas Wing’s C-47 That’s All…Brother place in history and its service to liberate France during World War II is a remarkable story. I am furious.One of the lead aircraft that delivered the first Allied troops to France on D-Day in 1944 will join the B-29 Doc History Restored Tour in Mason City, IA, July 20-23. No compensation for the night we paid for at our resort in Costa Rica that we are missing, no upgrades to a better class on our new flight and no reassurance on how terrible they feel for this giant and heartbreaking inconvenience. The only “accommodation” united airlines gave us was a hotel.

So now I’m sitting here in Houston for a full 24 hours waiting for the next flight to take me to my wedding. My fiancé and I were flying to our WEDDING.

We landed with 10 minutes until the flight to Costa Rica left and they let all of us who were connecting deplane first, only to run full speed to a gate who’s plane left 10 minutes EARLY and decided that it was not going to wait for the 12+ passenagers who had no control of the delayed flight. We were assured by the flight attendant that when a flight is delayed and has connections, they communicate that to the gates and we would be fine. Cons: 'After being so delayed on our first flight from San Francisco, I was nervous about getting to our connecting flight in Houston.

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