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A short update on the status of B-17G 44-85740 (N5017N), better known as the EAA’s Aluminum Overcast. For the week of AirVenture at Oshkosh, the
In the course of doing some research on those B-17s transferred by the government to educational institutions in the early post-war years, I was made
Good news announced today that the UK-based B-17G 44-85784 (G-BEDF), otherwise and better known as Sally B, has been cleared to fly by the UK
I had occasion to visit the Erickson Aircraft Collection museum at Madras, Oregon, recently, and took a close look at B-17G 44-85718 (N900RW), that formerly
Here is the current known situation with the FAA Airworthiness Directive that was effective on June 1, 2023, and the four formerly airworthy B-17s (Sentimental
A couple of developments have occurred since the FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) was released on May 17. (The AD becomes effective on June 1.) First,
B-17G 44-85790, otherwise known as Lacey Lady, is under a slow but steady restoration in a hangar at the Salem, Oregon, airport. This B-17 is
The much anticipated, overly speculated upon, FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the B-17 wing attach structure was published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, to become
My aviation book collection consists primarily of solid reference books that have some serious meat in them. This book, Boeing B-17 Fortress in RAF Coastal
For those who have an interest in such things, there are usually two B-17s that are given credit for being the first U.S. civil B-17.
(Slightly revised edition on Sunday, April 16) The Yankee Air Museum evidently put out an email today (Saturday, April 15) to, presumably, ticket holders for
A photo recently appeared on Facebook the raised a few questions. The identity of the B-17 depicted in the photo revealed just a few clues,
In Part 1, we looked at those B-17s that made it onto the U.S. civil register in the immediate post-war years. All of these aircraft
As most in the B-17 world now know, the EAA’s B-17 (44-85740, N5017N) has been disassembled at Punta Gorda, Florida, and is being trucked back
Anyone even a bit familiar with Paul Mantz knows he had a B-25 with a distinctive nose modification for making movies. Back in the 1950s,
Yes, I am talking about the Bahama Triangle…the lesser-known and lower-powered cousin to the Bermuda Triangle. Instead of swallowing up TBM Avengers in a aura-driven,
In the post-war civil fleet, one of the most vital tasks performed by the B-17 was that of an aerial tanker, something the airplane did
I am writing this two days after the horrifying mid-air collision between the Commemorative Air Force’s P-63F Kingcobra (N6763) and B-17G (44-83872, N7227C), much better
A photo by surfaced on Facebook (Aviation Wrecks and Relics group) yesterday that showed the current state of B-17G 44-85740, otherwise known as the EAA’s
One of the best remembered scenes from one of the best World War II movies is the B-17 belly landing that occurs in the first
The October 2022 issue of Air Classics magazine has an article I did that pulls together as much of the story about an obscure B-17G,
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