Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour in Spokane

Five World War II aircraft from the Collings Foundation are visiting for a few days: a P51, P40, B25, B24 and B17. Visiting hours are 12:00 PM through 5:00 PM on Monday, July 1st; 9:30 AM through 5:00 PM on Tuesday, July 2nd and 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesday, July 3rd. The Collings Foundation charges $15 for adults, $5 for children to walk around and through the aircraft.

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Mon., July 1, 2019

This is the cockpit of the B17 Flying Fortress visiting Spokane, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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Visiting historic aircraft, from left, a B25 Mitchell bomber, a P40 fighter and a P51 fighter are lined up on the apron Monday, July 1, 2019 at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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Pilot Eric Whyte, left, and Kevin Massengale, right, stand in the waist gunners’ positions and talk about the B24 Liberator they’re standing in at the Spokane International Airport Monday, July 1, 2019.

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The view from the top gunner’s position, looking toward the tail, on a B17 Flying Fortress which went on display at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport, Monday, July 1, 2019.

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This is the cockpit of the B24 Liberator visiting SpokanE, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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Atticus Heald, 11, from Coeur d’Alene walks over the narrow catwalk in the bomb bay of a B24 Liberator bomber, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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This is the bombardier’s space in the nose of the B17 Flying Fortress visiting Spokane, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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This is the view out the tailgunner’s position in a B24 Liberator bomber visiting Spokane, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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Pilot John Davidson taxis a P51 aircraft, with passenger Gene Guilfoy in the back seat, to its parking place, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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Kevin Massengale tries without success to slip into the tailgunner’s seat on a B24 Liberator bomber, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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This is a B25 Mitchell bomber, shown visiting the Spokane Airport, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport.

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Atticus Heald, 11, and his mother Amy Heald, from Coeur d’Alene, walk through the fuselage of a B24 Liberator bomber, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport. “It’s a lot smaller than I thought it would be inside,” said Atticus.

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Atticus Heald, 11, and his mother, Amy Heald, crawl into the cramped bomb bay, with two dummy bombs at left, of a B17 Flying Fortress bomber, Monday, July 1, 2019, at Signature Aviation at the Spokane International Airport. “It’s a lot smaller than I though it would be inside,” said Atticus.

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