FHC's B-17E

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Pat Carry
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FHC's B-17E

Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:24 pm

Anyone have any information on what the current status of this Flying Fortress is?
StangStung
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Re: FHC's B-17E

Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:17 pm

Pat Carry wrote:Anyone have any information on what the current status of this Flying Fortress is?


Last time I was there one of the docents said they B-17 was on the slow train because (a) they currently have no place large enough to store it without kicking a bunch of singles engines out and (b) it costs so much more to operate per hour than the single engine planes they currently have in rotation.

Whether that's true or not, who knows, but it seemed fairly credible. Especially considering we don't see the B-25 take to the skies very frequently vs. all the single engine planes they fly with some frequency.
Warbird Kid

Re: FHC's B-17E

Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:57 pm

StangStung wrote:Last time I was there one of the docents said they B-17 was on the slow train because (a) they currently have no place large enough to store it without kicking a bunch of singles engines out



Has their been any talk regarding acquiring the International Gear Tech hangar thats adjacent to the FHC's main hangar?
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