Last week, vintage World War II planes flew over Grand Rapids in honor of the 75th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day. Waiting for the event was 103-year-old Grand Rapids veteran Virgil Westdale who served as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 52nd Artillery Battalion. Local photographer Tom De Vette, owner of Tom De Vette Photography, was out to capture the flyover when he saw Westdale, and fans, on Grand Rapids’ Gillette Bridge. Tom was kind enough to also share a few photos he took of the flyover as well.
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