The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and P-51 Mustang Announce Unique Display in Butler at Butler County Airport
from August 15 to August 17.
In honor of our WWII Veterans ~ The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour Brings Extremely Rare Bomber and Fighter Aircraft for Local Living History Display as Part of 110-city Nationwide Tour.
Mandy Trautman, from Butler, watches with her sons, Jude, 2, and Blake, 7, as two vintage WWII airplanes arrive at the Butler County Airport for The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Controls from the WWII vintage aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress on display at the Butler County Airport for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)The tail of the WWII aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress, on display at the Butler County Airport for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)A canister of breathing oxygen sits in the WWII aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress, on display at the Butler County Airport for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Hayden Miller, 10, left, and his father, Matt Miller, from Butler, examine the WWII Aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress, at the Butler County Airport for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. “The B-17 has been my favorite since I was his age,” said Matt Miller, gesturing to his son, Hayden. He says the aircraft is his favorite because it went through so much and still brought the boys home safely. “It’s a flying fortress!” he said. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Codi Goehring, 8, from Butler, explores the inside of the WWII aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress, at the Butler County Airport for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)The WWII aircraft, the B-25J Mitchell, on display at the Butler County Airport for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Butler on August 15, 2016. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
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