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April 15, 2010 - Liberty Belle, a restored World War II B-17 bomber, is making a visit to Seattle and The Museum of Flight. The Flying Fortress will arrive Monday, April 19 at 10 a.m. and be on view at the Museum ramp from April 19 - April 26. On April 24 - 25 aircraft rides will be available hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by ground tours of the plane from 4:30 - 6 p.m. Flight experiences last about 45 minutes, with 30 minutes in the air. Ground tours of the plane are from 4:30 - 6 p.m. The aircraft is owned and operated by the Liberty Foundation. There were over 12,000 B-17s produced between 1935 and 1945, with almost 5,000 lost in combat. The Liberty Foundation's B-17 Liberty Belle is one of only 14 B-17s that still fly today. |
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The aircraft
was built toward the end of the war and was not flown in combat. It
is painted in the colors and nose art of the original Liberty Belle
B-17 that flew missions with the 390th bomb group of the
The J. Elroy McCaw Personal Courage Wing displays 28 World War I and
World War II aircraft from the The Airpark includes outdoor displays including the first jet Air Force One, a supersonic Concorde airliner and the prototype Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Interactive displays in The Flight Zone provide educational and entertaining activities for young children. The Museum's aeronautical library and archival holdings are the largest on the West Coast. |
More than 140,000
students are served annually by the Museum's on-site and outreach
educational programs, the most extensive museum-based youth aviation and
space education program in the country. The Museum is the only air and
space museum in The |
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