NEWS RELEASE

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing

2017 N. Greenfield Road • Mesa, Arizona 85215
www.azcaf.org
Telephone: 602-448-9415

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 1, 2009, Mesa, Arizona

Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Great Falls, MT. B-17 Flying Fortress SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY will be on display at the Great Falls International Airport,
June 19-21.

WHAT:  The most fully restored B-17 Flying Fortress SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY a World War II vintage bomber airplane will fly into Great Falls International 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 on SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY is $425 - per person tax-deductible. The flight will average 45 minutes. For more information and to make reservations call 602-448-9415. Only a handful of these rare birds remain in the world today and most of them are on static display in museums. 

B-17 Sentimental Journey Tours

$5.00 for adults through age 13

$3.00 for children ages 5 through 12 and free for children under 5

B-17 Flights are available for $425.00

WHERE: The aircraft will be on display at Great Falls International Airport.   

WHEN:  SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY will arrive at Great Falls International Airport at 12:00 noon Friday, June 19, and will be on display until the aircraft departs Monday morning June 22.
Display dates and times at Great Falls International Airport
June 19 – 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
June 20 – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
June 21 – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

WHO: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY has been restored as a flying museum/memorial by the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing so the public can tour these 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 memorial and museum of the men who flew and crewed these airplanes, as well as the men and women who built them more than 50 years ago during and especially to the crews that did not return.  The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for the daylight bombing raids over Germany during World War II and could sustain such battle damage that the aircraft lived up to its name of 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 from the inside out, but to hear and see them fly.  It’s a unique opportunity for aviation enthusiasts 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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