What: Plane-side honors ceremony for WWII veteran 2nd Lt. Lowell S. Twedt, missing in action since 1944
Who: Family of 2nd Lt. Twedt
Army and Air National Guard
Southwest Airlines
Honor Flight Nevada
When: Friday, July 31, 2020
6:15 p.m.
Escort will leave to go airside immediately at 6:20 p.m.
Where: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Meet at the Ski Statue | Main Lobby
Park in Media Staging
RSVP REQUIRED
Please call 1-844-RNO-INFO in advance to schedule the special escort.
In 1944, 2nd Lt. Lowell S. Twedt was assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group. On October 20, he piloted a P-38J Lightning aircraft as part of an escort for a B-17 “Flying Fortress” bombing mission targeting oil storage tanks in Regensburg, Germany. The mission encountered enemy anti-aircraft fire around Bolzano, Italy, and three P-38Js, including Twedt’s, went down as a result.
2nd Lt. Twedt’s remains were found in 2017 and identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in December 2019. He will be buried in Fernley.
###
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority receives no state or local funding. All operating revenues are derived from tenant and concession fees. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is the 66th busiest commercial airport in the United States, with more than 4.45 million passengers per year. For more details, visit www.renoairport.com.