Please join us for a tour of the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field in Everett. This is Paul Allen’s collection of US, British, German, Russian, and Japanese WWII aircraft. What makes this collection different than other flight museums is that many of these planes are documented combat veterans that are still flyable! As every Lotus owner knows one of the worst things you can do to a high performance machine is not take it out and play with it every now and then. So in order to keep there planes in flyable condition the folks at FHC take two planes out for some exercise every two weeks.

The highlight of our tour will be the flight demonstration of the Messerschmitt Bf 109-E and Curtis P-40 C Tomahawk! (Weather permitting)

The Bf 109 is a veteran of the Battle of Britain, and the P-40 a veteran of the Russian front.

Admission to the museum is $12.00 if enough people respond to the invitation in time we can get a small group discount and our own guide. If you can’t make it in time for the tour be sure to get there before noon for the flight demonstration. You’ll get a good look at them flying, but the sound and smell of these things is a rare treat not to be missed. There is no charge to watch the flight. After the tour we will hit a local restaurant for lunch. For more information on the planes and directions to the museum go to

www.flyingheritage.com/

For those who want to drive up together here’s the plan.

Meet at the Bus Stop Espresso café next to the 65th St. Park and Ride at 8:30 to 9:00

(Same place we meet for the Museum of Flight restoration Center tour)

www.yelp.com/biz/bus-stop-espresso-seattle

9:15 start the drive up I-5 to FHC

9:45 meet up again at the parking lot next to the museum entrance in time for 10:00 opening. See the exhibits and watch the roll out and warm up.

11:30 walk out to the runway and find a spot to watch the show. (About a blocks walk)

Anybody who can’t make the tour can catch up with us here. There is only one way onto the runway sightseeing area and late arrivals will need to find us in the crowd.

12:00 to 1:00 watch the show.

Email mark.gleason@seattlehistory.org if you have any questions. Hope to see you all there!