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Brandon Sun A member of the flight ground crew for the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz. preps a B-25J bomber for takeoff on Tuesday morning while invited guests and members of the media stand nearby, behind the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport. The bomber - a Second World War aircraft nicknamed "Maid in the Shade" - took 28 years to restore.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Flight load master, Col. Mike Garrett with Arizona-based Commemorative Air Force looks out the window of a B025J bomber, which is currently being hosted at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport all this week.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun A member of the flight ground crew for the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz. preps a B-25J bomber for takeoff on Tuesday morning behind the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport. The bomber ��a Second World War aircraft nicknamed "Maid in the Shade,"��took 28 years to restore. Ground tours of the B25-J will be hosted on Aug. 25, 26, and 27 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The plan can also be viewed on Aug. 23, and 24 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Rides will also be offered to the general public on Aug. 25, 26 and 27, costing US$325 for waist gunner seats, or US $650 to ride in the jump seats in the nose of the plane.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun A member of the flight ground crew for the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz. preps a B-25J bomber for takeoff on Tuesday morning behind the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport. The bomber - a Second World War aircraft nicknamed "Maid in the Shade," - took 28 years to restore. Ground tours of the B25-J will be hosted on Aug. 25, 26, and 27 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The plan can also be viewed on Aug. 23, and 24 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Rides will also be offered to the general public on Aug. 25, 26 and 27, costing US$325 for waist gunner seats, or US $650 to ride in the jump seats in the nose of the plane.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun The in-flight view from the tail-gunner's compartment of the B-25J bomber during a flight over Brandon on Tuesday morning. The bomber, which is owned by the Arizona-based Commemorative Air Force, is currently on display this week at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, located at the Brandon Municipal Airport.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Flight load master, Col. Mike Garrett with Arizona-based Commemorative Air Force welcomes Second World War veteran Harold Hyndman from Rapid City on Tuesday morning. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport is hosting a visiting B-25J bomber until Aug. 27. Hyndman, who served in the Second Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, was one of two veterans and members of the media invited to take a ride in the bomber on Tuesday morning.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum executive director Stephen Hayter takes a picture with his smartphone out the window of a B-25J bomber during a flight on Tuesday morning. The aircraft, which is on display at the museum this week, is part of the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun The view from the tail-gunner's compartment into the body of a Second World War-era B-25J bomber. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport is hosting the visiting B-25J bomber this week, part of the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Flight load master, Col. Mike Garrett with Arizona-based Commemorative Air Force, gives a pre-flight briefing to invited guests and members of the media on Tuesday morning, north of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport. Two Second World War veterans were among the guests for the 10 a.m. flight.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Members of the flight ground crew for the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz. rotate the blades of a propellar on a Second World War-era B-25J bomber on Tuesday morning, in preparation for a 10 a.m. flight.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Members of the flight ground crew for the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz. preps a B-25J bomber for takeoff on Tuesday morning behind the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at the Brandon Municipal Airport. The bomber - a Second World War aircraft nicknamed "Maid in the Shade" - took 28 years to restore. Ground tours of the B25-J will be hosted on Aug. 25, 26, and 27 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The plan can also be viewed on Aug. 23, and 24 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Rides will also be offered to the general public on Aug. 25, 26 and 27, costing US$325 for waist gunner seats, or US $650 to ride in the jump seats in the nose of the plane.Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun Canadian veterans Jerry Kemp and Harold Hyndman, left, stand in front of a B-25J bomber with the aircraft's flight crew on Tuesday morning at the Brandon Municipal Airport. The aircraft, which is on display and available for tours and paid flights at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum this week, is part of the Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Ariz.
