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LONG BEACH, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a sacrifice Americans said they would never forget. And today, more than 68 years since a group of young U.S.

By Mark St. John Erickson, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Aug. 1--Local veterans and aviation aficionados will get a rare if pricey chance to take flight in a piece of living history next week when a restored example of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber comes to Hampton Roads.

By Tesa Culli, Mt. Vernon Register-News, Ill. Jun. 30--MT. VERNON -- It's now official: The Mt. Vernon Airport will host the Commemorative Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" Aug. 15-18. "We went ahead and booked it -- now it's a confirmed event," Mt.

Two World War II-era bombers will be on display this weekend in St. Augustine as part of a 130-city nationwide tour. The Collings Foundation will have its Wings of Freedom Tour of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator at Galaxy Aviation at the St.