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The aircraft was originally schedule d to arrive Monday but was delayed a day becausr ofmaintenance problems, he Anderson says the plane will be of interesr to anyone interested in the history of aviation -- or Boeingg aircraft. "It's fantastic to see these old four-engined bombers," he said Exterior views of the aircraft are free for the publicx atthe airport, which is at 810 N. Oliver Newton, just north of Wichita. A limited number of interior tours, at $5 each, and 45-minute at $395 each, are available, Anderson says. Between 1935 and May of 12,732 Boeing B-17s were produced. Of thos e units, 4,735 were lost during combat missions.
Today, fewetr than 100 B-17 airframes exist and less than 15 ofthe B-17 bombere can fly. The airport's Web site is .
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