DuPage Airport to host AirPower History Tour featuring B-29 Superfortress
The Commemorative Air Force will present its AirPower History Tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, July 17-21, at DuPage Airport, 2700 International Drive, West Chicago.
The annual event will feature the legendary B-29 Superfortress “FIFI,” accompanied by the P-51 Mustang “Gunfighter,” a T-6 Texan, a PT-13 Stearman and an RC-45J Expeditor.
The B-29 is scheduled to arrive at noon Monday, July 15. Accompanying aircraft are scheduled to arrive Monday as well. The P-51 will arrive at noon Wednesday, July 17, according to a news release from the force.
The centerpiece of the tour, the B-29 Superfortress “FIFI,” one of only two still flying in the world, will be available for up-close viewing and cockpit tours each day beginning at 9 a.m., except on July 20-21 when tours will begin at noon. It will also fly at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 20, and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 21.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to book rides on several of the accompanying aircraft, including the P-51 Mustang, which will offer rides beginning 9 a.m. Thursday, July 18.
Admission to the ramp is $20 for adults, $10 for youth ages 11 to 17 and free for children under 10.
For more information about the AirPower History Tour and to book rides in advance, visit AirPowerTour.org.
For more information about the Commemorative Air Force, visit commemorativeairforce.org.