

Dream Flights
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@DreamFlightsOrg
A nonprofit honoring senior veterans with free flights in restored WWII-era biplanes. Dream Flights has honored nearly 8,000 senior veterans in 49 states.

































A WWII veteran from near San Antonio celebrated his 101st birthday by flying a restored WWII-era biplane—more than 80 years after his service.

WATCH: A WWII veteran celebrated his 101st birthday by returning to the skies in the same type of plane he flew more than 80 years ago. BL Craighead Jr. marked the milestone by soaring 1,000 feet in a restored WWII-era biplane. The aircraft—a 1940 Stearman biplane—was used to train military aviators during World War II.


WATCH: A WWII veteran celebrated his 101st birthday by returning to the skies in the same type of plane he flew more than 80 years ago. BL Craighead Jr. marked the milestone by soaring 1,000 feet in a restored WWII-era biplane. The aircraft—a 1940 Stearman biplane—was used to train military aviators during World War II.