Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were on that flight and we will be forever grateful to the heroic efforts of the first responders at Bradley. The Collings Foundation flight team is fully cooperating with officials to determine the cause of the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress and will comment further when […]
Progress is moving forward with the construction of the American Heritage Museum at our headquarters in Stow, MA! The building is now fully enclosed and work has started on the inside of the building to prepare it for exhibit installation this Spring and Summer. Over the coming weeks, construction crews will finish the installation of […]
The Wings of Freedom tour crew is comprised of an amazing and dedicated group of people. Pre-flight experience briefings from the crew are always captivating and suspenseful. Just inside the waist door of the B-17 is a hand hold. You have to look for it on the top leading edge. The medal is smooth and […]
The Collings Foundation’s TF-51D Mustang (551CF) will be ready to join the national Wings of Freedom Tour in 2016. This is one of the world’s finest TF-51D restorations to date. Tens of thousands of hours went into rebuilding this fighter to “brand new” condition. Every surface, rivet, wire and instrument is perfect. The 1450 hp […]
-by Jerry Ritter, first published in the Eugene Register-Guard, later republished in Flightlines, the newsletter of the Oregon 8th Air Force Historical Society and in Can Do Notes, the national magazine of the 305th Bombardment Group Memorial Association Her name was “Nine-O-Nine.” An olive drab ghost from the past, she sat quietly on the tarmac […]
Unique video of our B-17 “Nine 0 Nine” from 360 Fly. Might have to download the app to your mobile device. Check it out: https://360fly.com/videos/LHdNhUQmjTt2eRG5muAf8B/
http://ktar.com/22/1825663/HIGH-ON-HISTORY
http://kfyo.com/wings-of-freedom-tour-video-and-photo-gallery/
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150212/ARTICLE/150219884
The Collings Foundation is a non-profit, Educational Foundation (501c-3), founded in 1979. The purpose of the Foundation is to organize and support "living history" events that enable Americans to learn more about their heritage through direct participation.
The Collings Foundation
P.O. Box 248
Stow, MA 01775
Phone: (978) 562-9182
Fax: (978) 568-8231
General: info@collingsfoundation.org
Booking: booking@collingsfoundation.org
PX Sales: pxstore@collingsfoundation.org
Website: webmaster@collingsfoundation.org
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts, the Father's Day Open House / "Tanks, Wings, & Wheels" event in partnership with the American Heritage Museum has been CANCELLED for June 20-21, 2020. Additionally, the American Heritage Museum is CLOSED until Phase III re-openings are announced in the state. We will make announcements here and on our Facebook page when re-opening is announced.
