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Flying along with the WWII anniversary flyover

By Jeff Simon, Producer

Updated 2:13 PM ET, Fri May 8, 2015

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This B-25, also known as Betty's Dream, waits on the tarmac before carrying CNN producer Jeff Simon above the National Mall for the VE Day flyover.
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This B-25, also known as Betty's Dream, waits on the tarmac before carrying CNN producer Jeff Simon above the National Mall for the VE Day flyover.
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Planes rolling off Culpeper runway, going into hold.
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Planes rolling off Culpeper runway, going into hold.
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Alan Miller, a Delta pilot, is the pilot on Betty's Dream, a B-25 WWII bomber.
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Alan Miller, a Delta pilot, is the pilot on Betty's Dream, a B-25 WWII bomber.
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Every plane flies over the Capitol with flags from the Capitol Flag Office.
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Every plane flies over the Capitol with flags from the Capitol Flag Office.
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Brad Lang, son of Master Sargeant Donald W. Lang Sr., the the pilot of one of six P-51C Mustangs in operation for the VE Day commemoration.
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Brad Lang, son of Master Sargeant Donald W. Lang Sr., the the pilot of one of six P-51C Mustangs in operation for the VE Day commemoration.
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Climbing in the B-25.
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Climbing in the B-25.
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We are airborne.
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We are airborne.
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In formation.
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In formation.
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We are inbound to Washington.
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We are inbound to Washington.
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Nearing D.C.
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Nearing D.C.
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Above Virginia, close to Washington.
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Above Virginia, close to Washington.
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The Washington Monument and White House whoosh past below the B-25.
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The Washington Monument and White House whoosh past below the B-25.
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The B-25 flies past the U.S. Capitol.
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The B-25 flies past the U.S. Capitol.
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Leaving town.
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Leaving town.
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Two other riders film the B-25's flight.
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Two other riders film the B-25's flight.
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(CNN)