Military planes to fly over Lawrence in salute to veterans ahead of KU football game

Military aircraft will fly over Lawrence Friday and Saturday in advance of this weekend’s University of Kansas football Salute to Service game against Texas Tech University, according to a news release from KU.

A pair of C-130s will conduct a practice run over campus Friday, likely between 1 and 2 p.m.

On Saturday, the planes will fly over David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium shortly before the 11 a.m. kickoff of the football game, which takes place on Veterans Day.

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