B-17 project for sale

wendovertom · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:23 pm

Can anyone tell me anything about the B-17 "Warbird Relics" has for sale? From the photos I've seen it almost looks like a "complete" set of airframe components - the photos of the wings and fuselage look like they are in different locations.

Thanks!

Tom P
www.wendoverairbase.com

Shay · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:04 pm

In one of the photos you can read that it says Weeks on the side of the fuselage. So that could narrow it down a lil. Perhaps 44-83722. The registry has the aircraft owned by Weeks but stored out in CA. So that might account for the different locations. Anyone else got better info?

Shay

aerovin · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:09 pm

The photo above is of the fuselage of 44-83316. Most of the rest of the parts are indeed from 44-83722. I'm not sure if that package is still available as rumors have it that it was sold to a Canadian group a few months ago. No further confirmation has been heard of that though.

The project, whoever owns it, is an extremely extensive rebuild. I think it would make the fourteen year effort to get 44-85734 back in the air look simple.

HarvardIV · **Joined:** Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:08 pm **Posts:** 1437

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Jay · **Joined:** Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:15 pm **Posts:** 50

The P-51 project was formally owned by the late Keith Shell. Keith and his wife were killed in a T-6 crash. His estate sold the project to Tom Reilly and now the project is For Sale by Warbird Relics. This has nothing to do with another P-51 owned by Herman in Maine. Hermans aircraft is currently under restoration by Glen Wegman of Fighter Enterprises in Indiantown Florida.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Jay wrote:

The P-51 project was formally owned by the late Keith Shell.

Wasn't this Mustang the one that had the fatal crash on landing at Reno in the late 90's?

HELLDIVERS · **Joined:** Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:38 pm **Posts:** 642

HI THE B17S ARE WELL KNOWN ,ONE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE MOVIE STUDIOS AS IT WAS BURNED AND SECTIONS CUT OUT FOR THE 12 OCLOCK HIGH SERIES,THE OTHER IS THE REMAINS OF A TANKER THAT CRASHED IN THE EARLY 70S AND SAT IN A SCRAPPERS YARD JUST OUTSIDE OF D M AFB.LETS HOPE SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE IT ON AS IT WOULD BE A MONUMENTAL PROJECT :roll:

THESE ARE THE PROJECTS OF THE FUTURE AS THE LETS PAINTER UP AND FLY IT DAYS ARE PRETTY MUCH OVER,I THINK WE WILL SEE MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT PROJECTS COMMING TOGETHER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.WITH ALL THE LATEST FINDS IT LOOKS AS IF THE WARBIRD MOVEMENT IS STRONG AS EVER AND WE HAVE LOTS OF NEW PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON!!THANKS MIKE

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