Advertisement in July 23, 2017, Chicago Tribune.
It was an eye-catching ad with those four wonderful old World War II Warbirds: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and P-51 Mustang. Those planes will catch my eye every day.
The tour is at the Chicago Executive Airport (unfortunately, they didn't say where it was) July 26 to July 30.
Walk-through tours are $15 for adults. And, you can fly in one of the bombers for $400 to $450.
Website www.cfdn.org.
I looked the Chicago Executive Airport up and found it to be the former Palwaukee Airport which is not too far from where I formerly lived in Palatine, Illinois. I might just go see those old Warbirds. Now, if they also had a British Spitfire like the ones in the movie "Dunkirk" that would really make this a must-see event for me.
That's the Real Thing. Thinking About It. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Wings of Freedom Tour Comes to Chicago: See the Warbirds
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B-17s,
B-24,
B-25s,
bombers,
P-51 Mustangs
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