Million Air Flies WWII Vintage Bomber to France for 80th D-Day Anniversary

FBO Chain Sponsors WWII Bomber D-Day Visit

The Douglas A-26, owned by a Houston museum, saw action In Europe

Million Airess, the A-26C Owned by the Vietnam War Flight Museum in Houston and crew — Million Airess, the A-26C owned by the Vietnam War Flight Museum in Houston, sits on the ramp with the Million Air maintenance technicians who participated in its restoration and its crew of seven, including company president and CEO Roger Woolsey (center), ahead of its transatlantic flight to participate in the 80th Anniversary of D-Day commemoration.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

June 10, 2024

Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied amphibious and aerial landings in France that marked a turning point in World WWII and the defeat of Nazi Germany. Among the vintage warbirds flying to commemorate the event last week in Europe was an A-26C known as “Million Airess,” which left the U.S. on June 1, flown by Million Air president and CEO Roger Woolsey; his son Chase, a charter captain with aircraft charter and management sister company American Jet International; and Al Maxwell, an A-26 type-rated pilot.

The Million Air FBO chain invested in the restoration of the twin radial engine Douglas bomber, which rolled off the assembly line in 1944. Million Air’s Houston Hobby Airport-based Part 145 maintenance operation looks after that aircraft owned by the Houston-based Vietnam War Flight Museum, and Woolsey—a former corporate pilot—has spent many hours in its right seat.

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