B-24 Bomber Flies Over Bridgeport
Make a donation, take a flight
Monday, Sep 7, 2009 | Updated 4:00 PM EST
What that? Why yes, it is a B-24 bomber.
If you look up in the skies over Bridgeport Tuesday and see a WWII-era B-24 bomber, don’t panic.
They’re not here to take out any parts of the city. The Wings of Freedom Tour will be showing off the piece of history at Sikorsky Airport in Stratford.
The B-24 Liberator is the only fully functional aircraft of its type in the world today and serves as a living museum, according to the event’s organizer.
Bridgeport’s mayor and City Council President are taking the B-24 for its first flight as part of the tour. Two other WWII-era planes (the B-17 and P-51) are also expected to be there.
The tour also stops in Oxford and Groton/New London over the next week, and returns to Windsor Locks in mid-October.
The Collings Foundation, which operates the event, offers a “flight experience” for a donation – of at least more than $400 per person. Walk-through tours of the planes are $12 for adults, $6 for kids under 12. And WWII vets get into the grounds for free, according to their website.
Posted Monday, Sep 7, 2009 - 3:47 PM EST
