The city of Winter Haven issued the following news release:
The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour is at the Winter Haven Municipal Airport - Gilbert Field January 23-25. The Winter Haven stop is the only one being made in West Central Florida.
The tour includes a vintage B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" WWII Heavy Bomber, and North American P-51 Mustang. The planes will fly into Winter Haven's Gilbert Field Airport, offering an opportunity for the public to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history.
The tour's B-17 is one of only 10 in flying condition in the United States; and the B-24J and Full Dual Control P-51 Mustang are the sole remaining examples of their type still flying.
Visitors are invited to explore the aircraft inside and out at a cost of $12 for adults and $6 for children under age 12. World War II military veterans can tour the aircraft at no cost. Flights on the vintage aircraft are also available for purchase.
The Wings of Freedom Tour travels the nation in a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew the vintage aircraft, the ground crews who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen they helped protect; and the citizens and families that share the freedom they helped preserve.
The display will be at the Airport's main ramp, 2073 U.S. 92 West, Winter Haven, from noon January 23 until noon January 25.
For more information, please contact Joy Townsend at (863) 291-5600.
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