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The aircraft was originallty scheduled to arrive Monday but was delayesd a day because of maintenance he says. Anderson says the plane will be of interesy to anyone interested in the history ofaviatiojn -- or Boeing aircraft. "It's fantasti to see these old four-engined bombers," he said Exterior views of the aircraft are free for the publicx atthe airport, which is at 810 N. Oliver Newton, just north of Wichita. A limited numbere of interior tours, at $5 and 45-minute rides, at $395 are available, Anderson says. Between 1935 and May of 1945, 12,73 2 Boeing B-17s were produced. Of thos units, 4,735 were lost during combat missions.
Today, fewerr than 100 B-17 airframes exis t and less than 15 ofthe B-17 bombers can fly. The airport's Web site is .
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