Aero Vintage B-17 News Updated

[aerovin]

For those who like such things....

http://www.aerovintage.com/b17news.htm



I'm working on a B-25 News update; should be up soon.

[Jarink1]

Like it?

We LOVE IT!

Well, except for the grounding of Pink Lady.

[Iclo]

Concerning the futur of the Pink Lady:

The "last, last" info red from the french magasin "Le fana de l'aviation", who included an explanation writed by the owner of the plane said that the current plan is:
- build a hangar to store her in good condition and display her in the museum.
- try to create a team of volunteers to perform a massive overhaul and if everything will go in the correct way the plane could flight again in "8 years"

Of course, there are a lot of variables involved, and it's impossible to predict the futur.. (and a lot of rumors...)

Always according the owner (who is also the owner of the airfield of la Ferté-Alais), the runway is now registred with a enough length to allow the B-17 to take-off with some restriction:low fuel, etc (as I understand in a similar way the Berlin Airlift Foundation is allowed to use the runways of Floyd Bennet two times a year)

[gary1954]

For those who like such things....

From Joe Baugher's Pages

sold on commercial market as N9407H.
Sold to French Institut Geographique National as F-BDAT.
Crashed and destroyed at Niamey, Niger Dec 12, 1950.

Drag

[Pat Carry]

Great stuff Scott!

[JBoyle]

Great news about the update.
Scott, you do the aviation community a great service.
The B-17 deserves someone to keep up with its various comings and goings...and you do a great job.