B-17's Fuddy Duddy & Miss Angela

[Pat Carry]

How often does Fuddy Duddy take to the skies and when is the last time Miss Angela was airborne?

[Warbirdnerd]

I believe Miss Angela's last flight was for the Chino Airshow a few years back, and maybe the same for Fuddy Duddy, just a different year. Both Museums Facebook pages might help you nail down the year(s)...

[k5083]

I would guess Chino 2007 for Miss Angela, and for most of the other Palm Springs fighters that were there. Pond died later that year, which led to the grounding of most of the collection.

August

[Mike]

Miss Angela, 2006 I think. Fuddy Duddy still flies once or twice a year I believe, at least it did up until a year or so back.

[Warbird Kid]

Miss Angela, 2006 I think. Fuddy Duddy still flies once or twice a year I believe, at least it did up until a year or so back.

Ive said it before and Ill say it again… she belongs back in Geneseo. Doubt the Wadsworth family would want to pony up THAT much money for her but, somehow it'd be nice to see her return to her real home.

[JimH]

and it's not for sale...I foresee it doing rides out of Orange County sometime in the future.

jim

[bomberfan]

I believe Miss Angela's last flight was for the Chino Airshow a few years back, and maybe the same for Fuddy Duddy, just a different year. Both Museums Facebook pages might help you nail down the year(s)...

The site for Palm Springs leads you to believe the entire collection is airworthy which of course it isn't. Which is unfortunate because I remember when the collection was based in Minnesota(in the summers anyway) and it was one of the more complete airworthy collections around.

[wendovertom]

I have talked to the museum director in the past (a year or two ago) about Fuddy Duddy air show attendence and was told nope - it stays in O.C. end of story.

The Palm Springs museum is a great museum but I agree with Bomberfan - they say it is all airworthy but I have never heard of anything of the museum's collection flying in the recent past.

Tom P.

[Mike]

The Palm Springs P-63 is flown regularly. I believe the P-51 is being made airworthy too.

[k5083]

As I understand it, the planes are to be returned to the air one at a time as the museum pays off the Pond estate. The entire process could take decades, assuming no change in the arrangements.

August

[Pat Carry]

I have talked to the museum director in the past (a year or two ago) about Fuddy Duddy air show attendence and was told nope - it stays in O.C. end of story.

The Palm Springs museum is a great museum but I agree with Bomberfan - they say it is all airworthy but I have never heard of anything of the museum's collection flying in the recent past.

Tom P.

Tom, by "O.C." for those of us that dont know, you mean Orange County?

[k5083]

FWIW, the Planes of Fame airshow theme this may is "Salute to the Mighty Eighth," and they promise a B-17. I assumed that would be Fuddy Duddy. If not that and not Miss Angela, then which one have they booked? Sentimental Journey? Texas Raider? Maybe even Chuckie?

August

[Warbird Kid]

I have talked to the museum director in the past (a year or two ago) about Fuddy Duddy air show attendence and was told nope - it stays in O.C. end of story.

Of course they can do what they want. It's their B-17 after all. Doesn't still make the situation any better. Such a shame to see so many 17's just sitting. Not even talking about the Air Force base gate guards.

[k5083]

Well, to be fair, Fuddy isn't just sitting. Its next scheduled public flight is in less than 2 weeks (Feb. 11).

Also, I just noticed on Lyons site that it does say they are participating in the Chino show in May (aircraft unspecified), so I suspect Fuddy really is on the program there.

August

[Mark Allen M]

It is ... B-25 too

Last edited by Mark Allen M on Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.