How many B-17's?

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

planeoldsteve wrote:

[If Miss Angela is 9, Texas Raiders is 10, Evergreen's is 11, What is 12?

12 CURRENTLY airworthy (this excludes Texas Raiders and Evergreen's, neither of which are classed as currently active). So Collings is 9, Miss Angela is 10, the other 2 are in Europe (there is life outside the US, you know! :wink:

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george · **Joined:** Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:20 pm **Posts:** 435

DaveM2 - I thought Paul Allen was starting to have his airworthy planes do some flying. The registry says its in restoration to airworthy, but it looked like a new plane when it flew out of Florida to Washington.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

The last I heard, it was being 're-restored', although the work was put on hold some time back - I'm not sure if it has restarted.

planeoldsteve · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:59 pm

Mike wrote:

planeoldsteve wrote:

[If Miss Angela is 9, Texas Raiders is 10, Evergreen's is 11, What is 12?

12 CURRENTLY airworthy (this excludes Texas Raiders and Evergreen's, neither of which are classed as currently active). So Collings is 9, Miss Angela is 10, the other 2 are in Europe (there is life outside the US, you know! :wink:

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Thanks

The math was not working for me.

I had edited out that question after I saw He had answered "909" while I was typing so slow.

Steve

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:23 pm

Steve, if i remember correctly Aluminum Overcast was not there.

Steve S · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:26 pm

Yeah- Overcast was still being put back together so it didn't make it to TOM 05.

Also note that someone mentioned Pink Lady in Europe, but I have heard that its flying status is questionable now due to the same insurance issues that almost grounded SallyB. Anyone have any updates

Steve

maxum96 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:35 pm

That's a bitchin picture!

DryMartini · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:35 pm

Currently, that airframe is in a jig, and was basically being
rebuilt. Work stopped a year or two years ago. A rumor
I heard was that Paul Allen would sell if the price was right.

george · **Joined:** Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:20 pm **Posts:** 435

Thanks, DryMartini. Seems strange, since it was completely redone, looked stunning, and was then flown transcon.

george · **Joined:** Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:20 pm **Posts:** 435

So with Texas Raiders and the 2 that Mr. Reilly is restoring (Georgia and Ohio), shouldn't be too long before 13 Forts can be put up. What a sight that would be.

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:05 pm

maxum96 wrote:

That's a bitchin picture!

Thanks! I took it pic from the radio room in Thunderbird!

wls3 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:32 pm

Taken at Thunder early Saturday morning before Fuddy Duddy's arrival.
A sight I'll remember forever.
Bill

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:36 pm

wls3 wrote:

Taken at Thunder early Saturday morning before Fuddy Duddy's arrival.
A sight I'll remember forever.
Bill

That's a fantastic shot.

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:49 pm

That Sunday at TOM I wanted to watch things from the ground. These are some great pics from Thunderbird! This was during the missing man.

(photo credit: L. Gregory)

FlyingFortB17 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:55 pm **Posts:** 217

I am still boggled by the fact that the B-17E was completely torn-down piece by piece after it had been restored a few years earlier. Was the work not up to standards?

Man it was a gorgeous plane in its natural livery.

I wish I knew who to credit for this sweet shot.

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