![]() ![]() ![]() On its site, museum officials note that though a total of 12,731 B-17s were produced by Boeing, Vega, and Douglas during the war, only five B-17s, including Sentimental Journey, continue to actively fly around the world.Īs for the P-51C Mustang, it's a plane named for the Tuskegee Airmen (a Black unit that served in the war at a time when Black Americans in many states still dealt with Jim Crow laws). Sentimental Journey, the B-17 Bomber on display, flew unescorted bombing missions over Europe for much of the war according to Mesa, Arizona's Commemorative Air Force Airbase. Area airplane enthusiasts will have a chance to indulge their interest before summer's end.įrom August 3 through August 9, the Mason City Airport is hosting two World War II-era planes for residents to view and possibly even ride in: a B-17 Bomber and a P-51 C Mustang.
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