FLIGHTS - The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/FLIGHTS News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) B-17 Flying Fortress visits Utah for Learn to Fly Day http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56304376-78/plane-flying-fly-sersland.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56304376-78/plane-flying-fly-sersland.html.csp">B-17 Flying Fortress visits Utah for Learn to Fly Day</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56304376#2013-05-14T08:23:23.738-06:00/MAI/sltrib56304376#2013-05-14T08:23:23.738-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By Tom Wharton</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Salt Lake Tribune</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-14T08:23:23.738-06:00">Updated May 14, 2013 08:23AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">West Jordan • As 88-year-old World War II veteran Paul Sersland got off the historic B-17 bomber Monday at the South Valley Regional Airport, he bent over and kissed the ground. This was the first time the Layton resident had actually flown on an airplane since 1954. After surviving 35 missions over Germany as part of a 10-man bombing crew between October of 1944 and March of 1945, he simply wasn’t comfortable flying. He admitted to being more than a little nervous on his last flight on a commer...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56304376@www.sltrib.com Tue, 14 May 2013 08:23:23 MDT