(COLORADO SPRINGS)– Tuesday, Sept. 2, marks 80 years since the Japanese boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign surrender documents, ending World War II.
The National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs offers tours to remember the history of the war 7 days a week through Sunday, Sept. 7. Winter hours start Monday, Sept. 8.
The Museum, which is the only one of its kind in the country, works to find and restore World War II planes. Many of the planes were unable to make the journey back to the United States post-war and were chopped up and buried. All of the planes on display can still take to the air…