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For an opportunity to fly in a B-17, visit the website of the Collings Foundation for its Wings of Freedom Tour. See https://www.collingsfoundation.org/events/category/wings-of-freedom-tour/.
See also the Commemorative Air Force: https://www.commemorativeairforce.org/home