VINTAGE WWII BOMBER TO APPEAR at HONDO ARMY AIRFIELD’S ARMED FORCES DAY
SPRING, TEXAS – Texas Raiders, an authentically restored B-17 Bomber,
celebrated its forty years of historic preservation in 2011 with flights honoring the veterans who served during World War Two and introducing this segment of history to the visiting public. This previously award-winning Flying Fortress will
participate in the festivities of Hondo Armed Forces Day May 19th, 2012 with a flyover, walk-through tours and rides at the historic Hondo Army Air Force Base as the community celebrates seventy years of activity at this World War Two pilot training facility. Texas Raiders was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force July
12, 1945, just four months after Hondo Army Airfield received authorization to commence construction of what today is known as Hondo Municipal Airport.

CELEBRATING FORTY YEARS OF HISTORIC FLIGHT WWII BOMBER TO PERFORM AT CENTRAL TEXAS AIR SHOW
SPRING, TEXAS – In 2011 Texas Raiders, an authentically restored World War Two B-17 Bomber celebrated its fortieth year of flying for the purpose of historic preservation. This Flying Fortress will perform at the Central Texas Air Show, held at Draughon-Miller Airport in Temple, Texas May 5th and 6th, 2012. After nearly eight years of extensive restoration this B-17 Bomber became airworthy in 2009 and has flown in air shows throughout the central Midwestern United States, conducted sports-event flyovers and reunited remaining World War Two veterans with their link to the aircraft flown in the European and Pacific theatres of this historic period. To date there are just nine (9) remaining flyable B-17s left in the
United States.

RARE WWII B-17 BOMBER TO APPEAR AT JASPER AIR SHOW
SPRING, TEXAS – Celebrating its forty years of American Military Aviation preservation, the vintage B-17 World War Two Bomber, Texas Raiders, will perform at Jasper Air Show Bell Field March 17-18, 2012.
After nearly eight years of extensive restoration this aircraft has flown in air shows throughout the central Midwestern United States, conducted sports-event flyovers and reunited remaining World War Two veterans with their link to the aircraft flown in the European and Pacific theatres of this historic period. To date there are just nine (9) remaining flyable B-17s left in the United States.