Discovering the Suncoast – The British Pilots of Arcadia
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Twenty-three British pilots from World War Two are buried here on the Suncoast. How did Arcadia, Florida become their final resting place? And who remembers them, every year, on Memorial Day?
Here’s a link to a website dedicated to the memory of all the British pilots who trained at Riddle and Carlstrom Airfields in Florida from 1941 to 1945:
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Discovering the Suncoast airs live on ABC7 on these dates and times:
- 6:40am Wednesday on Good Morning Suncoast
- 9:00am Wednesday on Suncoast View
- 4:00pm Wednesday on ABC7 News
- 7:40am Saturday on Good Morning Suncoast Weekends (with special bonus features!)
- 11:00pm Sunday on ABC7 News
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