WWII Planes in Paso Robles

Last year I had a chance to fly from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo in a World War II era bomber. It was a huge thrill.

Click on the photo to see the slideshow.

As you can see from Leah Etling's article below you have another chance to see living history.

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Four World War II planes will fly into the Paso Robles Municipal Airport from Wednesday 5-14-08 to Friday 5-16-08.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and North American P-51 Mustang are visiting as part of the Collings Foundation's annual Wings of Freedom Tour.

To tour the interior of the planes, a $12 donation for adults and $6 donation for children younger than 12 are requested. Visitors also may take a 30-minute flight for a tax-deductible donation. Flights on either the B-17 or B-24 are $425 per person. Flights on the B-25 are $400 for the front fuselage and $325 for the waist gun section of the plane. P-51 flights are $2,200 for a half hour and $3,200 for a full hour.

The planes will be on display on the main terminal ramp at the airport.

Hours of ground tours and displays are 2 to 5 p. m. Wednesday; 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Thursday; and 9 a. m. to noon Friday. The 30-minute flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times.

For reservations and information, call 800-568-8924.

--Leah Etling