It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's... Six Old Planes!
Through a series of highly dramatic recent emails -- "for the first tme EVER in the
history of Mankind!" -- I've learned about an event tomorrow that I'll pass on to you.
It's the arrival at Long Beach Airport of the Wings of Freedom tour, a traveling display of six rare war planes (all from World War II era, three are bombers and three are fighter jets) that will settle in locally for five days and be available for up-close tours and, for a more than nominal fee, actual in-the-sky rides.
"This is an event of historical proportions," declares the nonprofit Collings Foundation, which sponsors the gig.
Starting tomorrow and through next Tuesday, visitors can check out the B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, plus the P-38 Lightning and two P-51 Mustang fighter crafts.
It costs $6 for kids and $12 for adults to take an on-ground look. If you want to fly, however, fees are thus: $425 per person for the B-17 or B-24; $400 for the front fuselage and $325 for the waist gun section of the B-25. P-51 flights are $2,200 for a half hour and $3,200 for a full hour. For reservations and information on flight experiences call 800-568-8924.
"The WINGS OF FREEDOM tour is one of the most extraordinary and unique
interactive traveling historical displays of its kind."
Wahoo!
More info is here.