Michael Mewhinney						May 28, 
2002
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650/604-3937 or 650/604-9000
E-mail: mmewhinney@mail.arc.nasa.gov

Kory Stendell
Collings Foundation
Phone: 408/807-0950 or 408/378-1444
E-mail: yellowc5@yahoo.com


RELEASE: 02-66AR
NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: Media representatives are invited to 
see a display of two fully restored World War II heavy bombers, a B-17 
Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator, on Friday, May 31, 2002, at NASA 
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.  The aircraft will be on 
display from 3:00 p.m. PDT until 6:30 p.m. PDT on Friday, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 6:00 p.m. on June 1-2 and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on June 3. To 
arrange for a flight aboard the aircraft, call Kory Stendell at 
408/807-0950 or 404/378-1440.  News media need only show a photo ID to 
gain access to Moffett Field.

B-17, B-24 TO THUNDER OVER MOFFETT FIELD THIS WEEKEND

Two fully restored World War II vintage bombers, a B-17 Flying Fortress 
and a B-24 Liberator, will be on display and available for rides this 
weekend at Moffett Field. 
Sponsored by the Collings Foundation of Stow, Mass., a non-profit 
educational organization founded in 1979 to organize and support "living 
history" events designed to teach Americans about their heritage, the 
nationwide "Wings of Freedom Tour" will be at Moffett Field May 31 through 
June 3.  The aircraft will be on display on Friday, May 31 from 3:00 p.m. 
PDT to 6:30 p.m. PDT, and from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and 
Sunday, June 1-2.   The aircraft will also be on display on Monday, June 
3, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PDT.

"The Collings Foundation's B-24J Liberator bomber and the Boeing B-17G 
Flying Fortress are flying museums and are authentic 'War Birds'," 
explained Kory Stendell, a foundation spokesperson.  "Their tour has 
special significance this year as we remember and celebrate the national 
spirit that made our nation the greatest in the world."

The foundation requests a donation of $7 for adults and $3 for children to 
tour the aircraft.  Thirty-minute flights in either aircraft are available 
for a tax-deductible donation of $350.  To reserve a flight, call 
978/562-9182. For further information, visit the foundation's Web site at:

www.collingsfoundation.org

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