Ellsworth to conduct B-1 flyover for Sturgis Military Appreciation Day

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A B-1 aircrew from the 28th Bomb Wing will perform a flyover above Main Street in Sturgis. The flyover is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday as part of the 22nd annual Veterans Recognition Ceremony.

The ceremony honoring veterans begins at 2 p.m. in Sturgis with remarks by the city’s mayor, a prayer and color guard. Then there is a pause between 2:50 and 3:10 p.m. for the B-1 Lancer flyover.

Earlier in the day there is a motorcycle ride that starts at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, ending in Sturgis for the honoring ceremony.