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The purpose of the Foundation is to preserve and exhibit rare historical artifacts and organize and support \"living history\" events that enable Americans to learn more about their heritage through direct participation. The original focus of the Foundation was transportation-related events such as antique car rallies, hill climbs, carriage and sleigh rides, and a winter ice-cutting festival in the Stow, MA area. During the mid-eighties, these activities were broadened to include aviation-related events such as air shows, barnstorming, historical reunions, and joint museum displays on a local and nationwide level.\nSince 1989, a major focus of the Foundation has been the \"Wings of Freedom Tour\" of WWII aircraft. This tour showcases three fully restored bomber aircraft: a B-24 Liberator, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell. The newest addition to the Wings of Freedom Tour is a WWII P-51D Mustang dual-control fighter aircraft.\nThe Foundation’s 1944 vintage Consolidated B-24J Liberator is painted as \"Witchcraft\", an 8th AF bomber that flew a record 130 missions over Europe as part of the 467th BG. The Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress flies as \"Nine-O-Nine\", an 8th Air Force, 91st BG heavy bomber. The B-17 was the companion of the B-24 in thousands of wartime, bombing, and reconnaissance missions. Together they were the backbone of the daylight strategic bombing campaign of WWII. The B-25J Mitchell is a mid range bomber made famous for flying the daring Doolittle Raid. The B-25 Mitchell is painted in honor of a 5th AF, 345th BG, 500th BS bomber that flew in the Air Apaches called \"Tondelayo.\" Joining the bombers is a TF-51D Mustang escort fighter “Toulouse Nuts\" (2016 Oshkosh Grand Champion). The P-51 was affectionately nicknamed by the bomber crews as their “Little Friends”. The P-51 Mustang and the pilots who flew them saved countless lives in the skies and on the ground, and helped turn the tide of WWII. The P-51 is arguably the finest  fighter aircraft in the history of aviation.\nThe \"Wings of Freedom Tour\" has two goals: to honor the sacrifices made by our veterans that allow us to enjoy our freedom; and to educate the visitors, especially younger Americans, about our national history and heritage. The Foundation encourages people to tour the planes, talk to the veterans who come to visit the aircraft, and participate in a \"flight experience”.  Celebrating 30 years, the tour has made more than 3,300 visits to airports across the United States and Alaska. While the exact number of visitors is difficult to gauge, it is estimated that over 4 million people see these fully restored historic aircraft annually.\nIn honor of America’s Vietnam Veterans, the Collings Foundation has developed the “Vietnam Memorial Flight” of the McDonnell F-4D Phantom II, Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk, Bell UH-1E Huey and F-100F Super Sabre. The F-4D Phantom II is the only civilian operated example of the type and has appeared at major US air shows since 1999 in the markings of the aircraft flown by Gen. Robin Olds in Vietnam. In 2005 the F-4 was joined by the Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk that has been painted to represent the markings of H&MS-11 “The Playboys”, a distinguished all-volunteer fast forward air control group operated out of DaNang by USMC MAG-11. The UH-1E Huey, one of the most recognizable symbols of the Vietnam War, operates in the markings it carried while flown in combat by Captain Steven Pless, CMDH, with USMC VMO-6. This combat distinction is rare as many Hueys never returned from the war, much less surviving in the years since. The F-100F Super Sabre is the newest addition to the Vietnam Memorial Flight. This F-100F is painted in the markings of Medal of Honor recipient Bud Day’s favorite MISTY jet. In April 2012, a Douglas A-1E Skyraider has joined the foundation’s collection and will be flying in honor o","cbCaigKMN3jpLhkG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigKMN3jpLhkG","doc",68608,"English","# Background\n## Wings of Freedom Tour\n## Vietnam Memorial Flight\n## Additional historic aircraft and collections\n## Headquarters, events, and outreach","[{\"question\":\"What is the Collings Foundation’s main purpose?\",\"answer\":\"To preserve and exhibit rare historical artifacts and to organize and support “living history” events so Americans can learn heritage through direct participation.\"},{\"question\":\"What aircraft are highlighted in the Wings of Freedom Tour?\",\"answer\":\"Three fully restored WWII bombers—B-24 Liberator, B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-25 Mitchell—along with a WWII P-51D Mustang escort fighter in the newest addition.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Vietnam Memorial Flight honor veterans?\",\"answer\":\"It features aircraft tied to America’s Vietnam Veterans, including the McDonnell F-4D Phantom II and the Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk, plus other Vietnam-era aircraft, presented at air shows and through flight-experience programming.\"}]","THE COLLINGS FOUNDATION - Keeping History Alive | DOC"]