NEWS
RELEASE Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing 2017 N. Greenfield Road • Mesa, Arizona 85215
www.azcaf.org
Telephone: 602-448-9415 
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2010, Mesa, Arizona
Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Terre Haute, IN.
B-17 Flying Fortress SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY will be on display at the Terre Haute Int Airport-Hulman Field, June 7-10.
WHAT: The most fully restored B-17
Flying Fortress SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY a World War II vintage bomber airplane will
fly into Terre Haute, IN, 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 Terre Haute Int Airport-Hulman Field.
WHEN SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY will arrive at Terre Haute Int Airport-Hulman Field 12 noon Monday,
June 7, and will be on display until the aircraft departs Thursday, June 10 for Mt. Vernon, IL.
Display dates and times at Terre Haute Int Airport-Hulman Field
June 7 – 12 noon arrival and on display till 6:00 PM
June 8 through June 9 – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
June 10 – Departs for Mt. Vernon, 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