The Wings of Freedom Tour

The Collings Foundation brings a group of five vintage aircraft to Spokane for a multi-day visit. The WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the North American B-25 Mitchell and the P-51 Mustang will be on display at the Spopkane International Airport June 25 through 28.

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Mon., June 25, 2018

Paul Paylor, left, gets a briefing from a pilot before a 30-minute instructional flight in a P-51 Mustang at the Spokane International Airport on Monday, June 25, 2018. The plane was one of five World War II combat planes on display by the nonprofit Collings Foundation.

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Pilot Brian Norris, right, briefs Paul Paylor before a 30-minute instructional flight in a P-51 Mustang at the Spokane International Airport on Monday, June 25, 2018. The plane was one of five World War II combat planes on display by the nonprofit Collings Foundation.

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A P-51 Mustang returns to the Spokane International Airport on Monday, June 25, 2018, after pilot Brian Norris took paying guest Paul Paylor for a 30-minute instructional flight. The plane was one of five World War II combat planes on display by the nonprofit Collings Foundation.

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Scott Sanderson, right, the local coordinator for a visit of five WWII aircraft from the Collings Foundation, takes a short video as pilot Brian Norris and paying customer Paul Paylor pull away for a 30-minute ride in a P-51 Mustang. Collings brought five vintge aircraft to Spokane, Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Spokane International airport.

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Scott Sanderson points out his father’s name on the side of B-24 bomber that arrived for a visit at Spokane International Airport, shown Tuesday, June 25, 2018. Sanderson, the local coordinator for the Collings Foundation which brought a group of five vintage aircraft to Spokane for a multi-day visit, said his dad flew in a similar aircraft during World War II.

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A P-51 Mustang, in the foreground, and a B-25 Mitchell in the background are lined up for display at a private FBO at Spokane International Airport, Monday, June 25, 2108. A flight of five aircraft were brought to Spokane by the Collings Foundation.

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Diane Harwood, left, and Gary Gunning examine the bombay of a B-17, Monday, July 25, 2018, at Spokane International Airport, where five aircraft belonging to the Collings Foundation went on display until Thursday, June 28, 2018.

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A B-24 Liberator, at right, is guided into position next to a B-17 Flying Fortress (the tail seen at left), Monday, June 25, 2018, at Spokane Internation Airport. Five World War II airplanes owned by the Collings Foundation arrived for 3-4 days on display and occasionally giving rides.

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This is the nose of a B-24 Liberator bomber where the bombardier would sit while on a bombing run, shown Monday, June 25, 2018, at Spokane International Airport. The bomber is part of a group of five World War II aircraft visiting Spokane June 25-28.

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A Douglas A-1 Skyraider is one of the five planes on display, Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Spokane International Airport, part of a display by the Collings Foundation which tours the airplanes around the U.S. 10.5 months a year.

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The sleek lines of the B-17 Flying Fortress can be seen by the gathered crowd, Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Spokane International Airport after the plane, owned by the Collings Foundation, arrives for a visit.

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A B-25 Mitchell circles over the Spokane International Airport on Monday, June 25, 2018, while preparing to land. The plane was one of five World War II combat planes on display by the nonprofit Collings Foundation.

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