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Wings of Freedom Tour at Barnes Airport

Left to right: B-17G Flying Fortress, P-51 Mustang, and B-24J Liberator.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Left to right: B-17G Flying Fortress, P-51 Mustang, and B-24J Liberator.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Visitors check out the tail section of the B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings of Freedom Tour display Sunday at Barnes Airport.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Visitors check out the tail section of the B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings of Freedom Tour display Sunday at Barnes Airport.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Duncan Webster of Westhampton looks out the gun port of the B-17 Flying Fortress.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Duncan Webster of Westhampton looks out the gun port of the B-17 Flying Fortress.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Ryan and Christine O’Connor of Springfield inspect the cramped quarters of the B-17G Liberator bomber from World War II.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Ryan and Christine O’Connor of Springfield inspect the cramped quarters of the B-17G Liberator bomber from World War II.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

The Webster family of Westhampton, Daniel, Harmony, Jacque, and Duncan, get ready to take a look in a B-17G at the Wings of Freedom Tour display Sunday at Barnes Airport.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

The Webster family of Westhampton, Daniel, Harmony, Jacque, and Duncan, get ready to take a look in a B-17G at the Wings of Freedom Tour display Sunday at Barnes Airport.(Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Attendees check out a B-17G Liberator. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Attendees check out a B-17G Liberator. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Spectators view and take pictures of a B-24J Liberator at Barnes Airport Sunday. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Spectators view and take pictures of a B-24J Liberator at Barnes Airport Sunday. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

WESTFIELD – If you heard planes this weekend going in and out of Barnes Regional Airport it was the Wings of Freedom Tour. The exhibit showcased numerous vintage military planes and some were available for rides.

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