NEWS
RELEASE Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing 2017 N. Greenfield Road • Mesa, Arizona 85215
www.azcaf.org
Telephone: 602-448-9415
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 18, 2010, Mesa, Arizona
Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Elkhart, IN.
B-17 Flying Fortress SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY will be on display at the Elkhart Municipal Airport, August 9-15.
WHAT: The most fully restored B-17
Flying Fortress SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY a World War II vintage bomber airplane will
fly into Elkhart Municipal Airport, offering the
public an up-close and personal look at this unique piece of aviation history.
The public is invited to tour this airplane–inside and out. There’s even the
opportunity for some lucky individuals to actually take a flight in SENTIMENTAL
JOURNEY and experience this rare aircraft first-hand. Flight opportunities
are available on SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. A flight on SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY is $425
per person for the waist section and $600 per person in the nose section. A
portion of the flight cost is tax-deductible. The total experience will average
45 minutes and include boarding, engine start, taxi, takeoff and landing and
shutdown. For more information and to make reservations call
602-448-9415. Only a handful of these rare birds
remain in the world today and even fewer provide the opportunity to experience
flight just as the flight crews did during WW II.
B-17 Sentimental Journey Tours
$5.00 for ages 13 to Adult
$3.00 for children ages 5 through 12 and
free for children under 5
B-17
Flights $425 per person for the waist section and $600 per person in the
nose section.
WHERE:
The aircraft will be on display at Elkhart
Municipal Airport.
WHEN SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY will arrive at Elkhart Municipal Airport at 12 noon Monday, August 9, and will be on display until the
aircraft departs Monday, August 16 for DeKalb, IL.
Display dates and times at Elkhart Municipal Airport
August 9 – 12 noon arrival and on display till 6:00 PM
August 10 - August 15 – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
August 16 morning departure for DeKalb, IL
WHO:
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY has been restored as a flying museum/memorial by the
Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing so the public can tour this one of a kind
aircraft. All tour proceeds benefit SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. Members of the Arizona
Wing of the Commemorative Air Force are volunteers and the Commemorative Air
Force is a non-profit organization.
WHY: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY is a flying museum
and memorial to the men who flew and crewed these
airplanes, as well as the men and women who built and delivered them more than 60
years ago and to the crews that did not return. The B-17 Flying Fortress was
famous for daylight bombing raids over Germany during World War II and could
sustain such significant battle damage that the aircraft lived up to its name,
the Flying Fortress. Out of 12,731 built there are only about 10 restored and
airworthy examples remaining. For the airplane enthusiast, it’s an opportunity
to have a museum come to the visitor instead of the traditional other way
around.
The public will not only have the opportunity to look them
over Sentimental Journey from the inside out, but to hear and see this famous
aircraft fly. It’s a unique opportunity for aviation enthusiasts and history
buffs young and old. Aviation gifts will be available for purchase through the
PX. See the
Arizona Wing CAF website for more information on Sentimental Journey at www.azcaf.org
For further information e-mail Rick Senffner for information
or images at pio@azcaf.org
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