About Us
Conceived by Earl Morse, a physician assistant and Retired Air Force Captain, the inaugural Honor Flight took place in May of 2005. Six small planes flew out of Springfield, Ohip taking only twelve World War II Veterans on a visit to the memorial in Washington, DC. Later that year, after word got out, the list of veterans grew and Honor Flight transitioned from a few small private aircraft to commercial airline carriers with the goal of accomodating as many veterans as possible.
Since then, Honor Flight has flown more than 30,000 veterans to Washington, DC from cities all over the country. Today, Honor Flight is a national network of 93 non-profit organizations (hubs) whose sole mission it to honor America's veterans for all the sacrifices the've made on behalf of our country.