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SeptFebruary 21, 2025 –Spring is bringing a unique fleet of World War II-era warbirds out of the hangar for a busy 2025 Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia season of airshows and events. The aircraft will be on display and will provide aerial performances at...

February 21, 2025 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail, a network of museums and historic sites across Georgia dedicated to preserving the stories of the Greatest Generation, will reach a new milestone by marking its fourth anniversary on February 21, 2025. A statewide...

February 16, 2025 – Visit Douglas-Coffee County GA and the Douglas Municipal Airport will host the 3rd Annual WINGS & THINGS Festival and Fly-in on March 22nd, 9am-4pm.  The event will feature warbirds, antique military vehicles, food trucks, vendors, kids area,...

February 6, 2025 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail was a featured partner in Explore Georgia's weekly email distributed to over 200,000 opt-in subscribers, connecting prospective visitors to the Trail's official website. Explore Georgia is the official tourism...

February 4, 2025 - The Trail Executive Committe was elected for a second term during the January 30, 2025 monthly meeting.  The partners also voted to invest in a marketing program in Explore Georgia's newsletter program.  "Thanks to the hard work by our partners and...

February 4, 2025 - This Sunday, February 9th, the National Prisoner of War Museum at the Andersonville National Historic Site, the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, and the WWII Home Front Museum will participate in Super Museum Sunday, an annual event...

January 29, 2025 – Airbase Georgia was featured in the January 2025 issue of Georgia Trend Magazine.  The article described the education mission of Georgia's largest World War II flying museum and also profiled a volunteer intimately involved in the restoration and...

 WASHINGTON – Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, begin Jan. 4, 2025 and conclude on Jan. 9, 2025. The late president passed away Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.  His...

January 2, 2025 – The World War II Home Front Museum is a featured partner in Explore Georgia's 2025 "10 Best Things to do this Winter in Georgia" email.  The seasonal email was distributed to over 200,000 opt-in subscribers, connecting prospective visitors to a...

Upson County, home to Thomaston Goes to War, celebrated a bicentennial birthday party Dec. 15th at the Upson County Courthouse.  The event was a prelude to Thomaston’s bicentennial birthday in 2025.  The Bicentennial Ball, a gala with live music, a silent auction,...

Each December wreaths sponsored through the nonprofit Wreaths Across America organization are delivered to and placed on gravesites in national cemeteries across the country, including Andersonville National Cemetery and Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery. Sponsored...

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga (Dec 16, 2024) - In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, two of the nation's most revered historic sites, Andersonville National Historic Site and Eisenhower National Historic Site have joined forces to produce a compelling...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA. (Dec. 2, 2024) – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Base Georgia is participating in the 2024 “Twelve Planes of Christmas”, an annual online giving campaign to support the all-volunteer organization’s education mission of restoring and...

November 27, 2024 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail, comprising eleven museums and historic sites dedicated to preserving the legacy and stories of the Greatest Generation in Georgia, is commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the attack on...

 DOUGLAS, GA., November 22, 2024 – The World War II Flight Training Museum, the 63rd Preservation Society, the WWII Flight Training Base Committee, and the City of Douglas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly-named Cadet Park and the Charles J. Loring...

The Upson Historical Society is proud to announce Mr. Tim Turner is their new Director. He can be reached at upsonhistoricalsociety1968@gmail.com. Phone - (706) 601 3610

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force hosted a Georgia WWII Heritage Trail planning meeting Nov. 18, 2024.  The purpose of the meeting was explore strategies to expand awareness of the Trail throughout Georgia and beyond. The meeting was facilitated by...

November 5, 2024 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail, comprising 11 museums and historic sites dedicated to preserving the stories and legacy of the Greatest Generation in Georgia, is hosting a series of events in commemoration of Veterans Day 2024. This collaborative...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA., September. 13, 2024 – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia will honor Veterans Day and Women at War during its final Open House of the year on Nov. 10. Women at War includes all World War II military and voluntary women’s organizations...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA., Aug. 28, 2024 – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia will provide a symbolic fly-over at the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund/Georgia Fraternal Order Of Leatherheads Society (FOOLS), 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 7, 2024 at Truist...

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in Tripadvisor’s® Travelers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honors businesses that consistently earn great reviews, placing them among the top 10% of listings...

Airbase Georgia had one of its busiest days Saturday, June 22, when the summer Open House brought in approximately 200 guests and the Rides Team completed 17 flights. The tarmac was buzzing with aircraft, which made it a perfect day for people to admire the Airbase...

June 20, 2024 - The Trail has also launched a new website at the same web address www.georgiawwiitrail.org.  The updated website includes an events calendar, an updated Trail passport and map that features Thomaston Goes to War, separate pages for each Trail Partner...

DOUGLAS, Ga, (June 17, 2024) – The Georgia World War II Heritage Trail is excited to announce “Thomaston Goes to War” has joined the original ten Trail Partners.  The newest Partner is in the City of Thomaston and Upson County.  Visitors can discover how one small...

 PEACHTREE CITY, GA., June 2024 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail and Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia were mentioned in Travel, Taste and Tour magazine thanks to an article submitted by Visit Peachtree City.  The article "Weekend Road Tripping Through...

January 22, 2023 – Douglas Georgia and the WWII Flight Training Museum hosted the annual Trail planning January 23.   The Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce donated use of their office.  The partners were welcomed by Mayor Tony L. Paulk.    

The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail officially launched pages on Facebook and Instagram, opening a dynamic new way to connect with World War II history enthusiasts across Georgia and the United States. This platform is designed to celebrate the stories, artifacts, and...

Feb 1, 2023 – The National POW Museum hosted the Trail annual meeting January 24th.  Partners elected a new Executive Committee and also voted to seek a social media agency to conduct a social media campaign trial and explore the creation of a new website. Executive...

WASHINGTON (December 5, 2022) – The National Park Service announced today the designation of Savannah and Chatham County, and 17 new communities across the United States as American World War II Heritage Cities. These new additions follow the inaugural designation of...