PlacesPages: Wings of Freedom

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Wings of Freedom

Wings of Freedom and the 2007 Rose Festival Fleet were a Double Feature on my website, which I posted on November 23, 2007. These two events occurred on the same weekend, and they are somewhat related, so rather than make them separate stand-alone features (which they could have easily been), I decided to combine them into a single page, mainly to make it easier for me. So, without further ado...enjoy!

(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with Wings of Freedom; see www.collingsfoundation.org for current info)

From June 8th to 11th, 2007, three World War II bombers visited Aurora, Oregon as part of the Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour. These three historic planes from Stow, Massachusetts travel around the country, offering not only the opportunity to see them up close, but also to tour them and even ride in them (for a price, of course). I toured them on June 9, a rainy Saturday, and stopped by again the next day for a few more photos in better weather.

Here are the three bombers on the runway at the Aurora State Airport, near Aurora Aviation's offices. They are a B-17G Flying Fortress, a B-24J Liberator and a B-25J Mitchell.

B-24J, B-25J and B-17G in Aurora, Oregon on June 9, 2007