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Landing of WWII Plane in LaPorte Pushed Back a Few Hours

(La Porte, IN) – An old war plane is flying into LaPorte today but it’ll arrive later than previous scheduled.

 

A restored B-17 Bomber from World War be at La Porte Municipal Airport until Sunday.

 

Originally, the plane was scheduled to land here at 11 a.m, said Diane Schwarz, Operations Manager at the airport.

 

She said tdhe landing has been pushed back to 2 p.m.

 

Schwarz said tours and rides will be offered on the plane.

 

She says tours are $10 per person and $20 for a family.

 

The rides are $425 to $850 per person depending on where people

choose to sit.

 

The plane belongs to a museum in Arizona.

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