Lincolnites will get the chance to see and ride in World War II-era aircraft next month.
The Commemorative Air Force announced Tuesday that it is bringing its AirPower History Tour back to the Lincoln Airport Aug. 11-15. The tour was last here in July and August of 2019.
The tour includes a B-29 Superfortress, B-24 Liberator, a T-6 Texan and a PT-13 Stearman. A P-51 Mustang will also be making an appearance for part of the tour.
The event is open to the public, and attendees will be able to view all aircraft up close, purchase rides and tour the B-29 and B-24 cockpits when the aircraft are not flying.
The tour runs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day, and the T-6 and PT-13 planes will be offering rides each day.
The B-29 will fly on Aug. 14 and 15 at 9 and 10:30 a.m. The B-24 will fly on those same days at 9:30 and 11 a.m.
The aircraft will be staged at the Ross Aviation ramp at 1751 W. Kearney Ave. Access to the ramp is $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 11-17 and free for children ages 10 and under.
To book rides on the aircraft in advance or to get more information about the event, go to .
The tour also will be stopping in North Platte on Aug. 17 and in Scottsbluff from Aug 20-22.
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 A B-17 Flying Fortress is in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The Collings Foundation operates the plane which was named "Nine-O-Nine" in honor of a B-17 that flew in the 91st Bomb Group and completed 140 missions. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Bill Eckles (from left) talks with Jerry Morris and his dad Cecil while touring a B-17 Flying Fortress, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The Collings Foundation operates the plane which was named "Nine-O-Nine" in honor of a B-17 that flew in the 91st Bomb Group and completed 140 missions. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Christian Hughes, 19, of Valparaiso takes a selfie while touring a B-17 Flying Fortress, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The B-17, a P-51 and scheduled to appear is a B-24 will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Leonard Geoden, a member of the U.S. Navy 1945-1948, checks out the bomb bay of a B-17 Flying Fortress, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Mac McCauley, B-17 pilot for the Collings Foundation, wipes oil off the engine of B-17 Flying Fortress after landing on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 A P-51 Mustang is in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 People line up to tour a B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-51 Mustang, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The Collings Foundation operates the plane which was named "Nine-O-Nine" in honor of a B-17 that flew in the 91st Bomb Group and completed 140 missions. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 A P-51 Mustang is in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
A trio of rare World War II aircraft arrived at the Lincoln Municipal Airport as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour Wednesday. Take a look at pictures of the planes here.
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 A B-17 Flying Fortress is in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The Collings Foundation operates the plane which was named "Nine-O-Nine" in honor of a B-17 that flew in the 91st Bomb Group and completed 140 missions. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Bill Eckles (from left) talks with Jerry Morris and his dad Cecil while touring a B-17 Flying Fortress, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The Collings Foundation operates the plane which was named "Nine-O-Nine" in honor of a B-17 that flew in the 91st Bomb Group and completed 140 missions. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Christian Hughes, 19, of Valparaiso takes a selfie while touring a B-17 Flying Fortress, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The B-17, a P-51 and scheduled to appear is a B-24 will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Leonard Geoden, a member of the U.S. Navy 1945-1948, checks out the bomb bay of a B-17 Flying Fortress, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 Mac McCauley, B-17 pilot for the Collings Foundation, wipes oil off the engine of B-17 Flying Fortress after landing on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 A P-51 Mustang is in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 People line up to tour a B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-51 Mustang, in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The Collings Foundation operates the plane which was named "Nine-O-Nine" in honor of a B-17 that flew in the 91st Bomb Group and completed 140 missions. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flights in the historic planes start at $450 per person are available before and after the tour hours. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB - 07/15/2015 A P-51 Mustang is in town with the Wings of Freedom Tour, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Silver Hawk Aviation at the Lincoln Airport. The planes will be available for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday. MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
Flight Engineer Tom Ferraro works on a B-24 bomber called "Diamond Lil" while the AirPower History Tour was in Lincoln in 2019. The tour and the plane are coming back to the Lincoln Airport in August.