44-85718 Thunderbird going to a new home

[Chris Brame]

From the Mid-America Flight Museum Facebook page today:

Well folks, many of our visitors have asked and heretofore, when anyone asks if MAFM has a B-17 Bomber among our fleet, we did not. But now we can cheerfully say "yes we do."
The details were worked on only yesterday but the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress formerly housed and flown by the Lone Star Flight Museum, has been acquired by the Mid America Flight Museum.
Adorned in the scheme of the B-17 G "Thunderbird," this rare 4 engine Warbird will be the largest among the MAFM fleet. With an empty weight of just over 31,000 pounds and a wingspan of 103 ft. To put that in s perspective, thats the same wingspan as the MAFM's PBY which many of you have seen. The B-17 however, is significantly heavier and has four radial engines.
We are hoping for it to arrive in Mount Pleasant sometime early this spring. We believe the addition of this aircraft to the MAFM Fleet will be a big draw to an already wonderful collection of historic aircraft. We will update more as things progress.
The Team at Mid America Flight Museum would like to say thanks to all those who follow what we are doing and we hope to be re-opened to the public in the near future. Stay Tuned!