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$69

for a 30-Minute Flight Experience Aboard a World War II Plane ($199 Value)

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Current Buy Ins: 49

Value
$199

Discount
65%

Savings
$130

for a 30-Minute Flight Experience Aboard a
World War II Plane ($199 Value) Image 0

Deal Overview

This deal contains a history lesson, an adventure hundreds of feet in the air and a one-of-a-kind experience in a pioneer of aircraft history. When you buy this deal for $69 you get a ticket aboard the Southern Cross, a Douglas C-47 Dakota, for a 30-minute jaunt from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport between the dates of August 18 and September 1st, or from Rocky Mountain National Airport between August 1 and August 18.

Deal Rules

Must receive services by 10/1/12.
Must call 817-659-9249 by 9/1/12 to schedule.
Fly from Centennial airport August 17, 18, and 19 (space still available).
Must present deal certificate before service.
One offer per customer.
May buy multiple to gift.
Must be used in one visit.
No credit or change returned.
Cannot combine offers.
Gratuity not included.
24-hour cancellation required.

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Though the Southern Cross Douglas may not come with TVs in the headrests or complimentary beverages, you will get free-use head phones (for your protection) and no screaming children. When you buy this deal for $69 per person, you will spend 30 minutes above scenic Colorado Springs in Greatest Generation Aircraft’s vintage 16-person aircraft, a high-horsepower aircraft that spent its early days serving in World War II. You’ll feel the propellers turning and the engines rumble as you fly a thousand feet in the air and feel the power of this man-made machine.

Buy this deal and you get:

• A 30-minute flight in the Southern Cross Douglas C-47 Dakota
• Departure and arrival from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Rocky Mountain National Airport, or Centennial Airport (check dates and availability)

The history of the Southern Cross begins with its construction in 1941 as passenger aircraft 6315 for TWA. Like many aircrafts at the time, the attacks on Pearl Harbor called C-47 6315 into action and its first duty was carrying troops and training paratroopers. After its service with the military, it was again used as a passenger carrier by the likes of Chicago, Southern and Delta airlines, and then privately by the then-president of Mexico. It was refurbished for private use with accommodations such as a wrap-around couch, bathroom, galley, the portrait windows it still has today, plus higher-horsepower engines. However, these luxuries were stripped by a skydiving operator who was looking to lighten the load and who installed even larger engines. It was owned by several other private parties until it fell into the hands of Greatest Generation. Learn more about the Southern Cross from their page on Facebook.

Hear one pilot explain what the ride is like in this video:

What it's like to fly in Southern Cross C-47 from Franklin Poole on Vimeo.