The Commemorative Air Force is preparing a 1944 Douglas R4D-6S named Ready 4 Duty for a 12-week, 12,000-mile transatlantic trip to mark the eightieth anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II. The flight, dubbed the Navy to Victory Tour, will honor the success and sacrifices of American and Allied sailors.

When you’re 300 miles off the southern coast of Greenland, trucking along at 130 knots 10,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean in an 81-year-old airplane, there is little use in looking back.

International affiliates of AOPA met with aviation industry leaders, government officials, and stakeholders from across the globe at the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) World Assembly in Washington, D.C., May 7 through 10.