The Spirit of Freedom, a plane that flew during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, will visit the Aviation Museum of Kentucky Friday through Sunday.
The plane’s cabin has been converted to display the story of the airlift and the citizens of then-West Berlin. t Visitors can dress up in costumes and take on the roles of a Berlin family.
This is the Spirit’s first visit to Lexington. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Cost (including museum admission) is $10 for adults and $7 for ages 6-17. An interactive program for students to experience life in Berlin during the airlift will be conducted at specified times in the museum. Learn more at Spiritoffreedom.org.
