Is there any civilian flights on a vintage B-17 Flying Fortress in my area that I can look up to surprise and treat my WWII veteran grandfather who once flew in a B-17 as a bombidier/navigator over axis Europe?
2006-07-06 19:18:02 · 4 answers · asked by Bobby K 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
yes, there are civillian B-17 flights, my dad acually flew on a B-17 once, your going to have to pay a pretty good price to get on though
As for your area i have no clue where you live
2006-07-06 19:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by wyoairbus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Collings Foundation regularly flies a B-17 and a B-24 around the country, and they do allow flights in both for paying customers. You can find their web page and information on schedules that they have at the below link.
2006-07-09 14:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the Confederate Air Force. They travel the country and sometimes offer flights in the bombers. The B-17 was a beautiful plane, by the way and the sound is unique.
2006-07-07 02:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by frieburger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is in Nevada. It costs $375.
http://www.avsim.com/pages/0501/b-17_flight/b-17_feature.html
One in Long Beach, though this is from 2001:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3ad3cb0057b1.htm
2006-07-06 19:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋