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Article: B-17 FOCUS OF AVIATION WEEK EVENT AT AIRPORT TOURS OF THE PLANE, WHICH WAS USED IN WWII, WILL BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT ON AVIATION HISTORY.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2001
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Byline: Marv Balousek Wisconsin State Journal
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CORRECTION: For information on reserving flights aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress plane, call (414) 482-2069. A story on page E3 of Sunday's newspaper contained a wrong phone number.
(correction published 7-6-01)
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Tours of a B-17 Flying Fortress plane called "Sentimental Journey" will highlight an aviation history week event next month at the Dane County Regional Airport.
The plane was manufactured in late 1944 and used in the Pacific Ocean area during the final months of World War II. After the war, it was taken to Eglin Field in Florida, where it was used for air-sea rescues. Later, it was used ...