Wings of Freedom Tour brings vintage planes to Minden-Tahoe Airport

In honor of WWII veterans, the Wings of Freedom Tour will make a stop at the Minden-Tahoe airport June 1-3, 2015 as part of their 110 day U.S. tour.

Plans making the trip will include the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine," WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" and P-51 Mustang fighter. This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore and learn about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history. There are only eight B-17s still able to fly in the U.S. and the B-24 and P-51 are the only ones remaining in service.

Tickets for touring the B-25 inside and out are $12 for adults and $6 for children. WWII veterans can tour for free and discounts are available for school groups.

Once in a lifetime opportunities to fly in the planes are also available. The 30-minute rides are $450 per person on the B-17 and B-24, B-25 flights are $400 person and "stick time" on the P-51 fighter plane is $2,200 for one-half hour and $3,000 for an hour.

Call 800-568-8924 for reservations and information on the flight experiences.

The Wings for Freedom planes will arrive at the airport on June 1 at 12:00 p.m. and will be on display at the main ramp until June 3 at 12:00 p.m.

Tours will be available from noon until 5 p.m. on June 1, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 2 and 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 3.