B-25 Lucky Lady - New photos taken today

B-29 Super Fort · **Joined:** Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:12 am **Posts:** 871

Unfortunately not much has changed regarding the status of the B-25 Lucky Lady sitting at Franklin Airport in Franklin, VA, other than the weather is taking it's toll. I stopped by today and took some more photos.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:59 pm

That just sucks!!! Robbie would be pissed if he were still alive.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:07 pm

Who owns this Mitchell?

seaknight15 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:18 pm

WE should put our dimes quarters an bucks together and this group should own it !

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:12 pm

So what does "Unlucky" look like?

That ain't right!

Tim

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:58 am

This bird has bounced back from dereliction before. Let's hope she can manage that once again.

T J

planenutti · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:35 am

You can buy a flyer for the price that the owners were last reported to be asking for "Lucky" Lady. I have been around that airplane for years now and nothing has been done except to have liens pile up against the airframe. The first step for anyone really interested in a rescue, hire a lawyer and do a super deep title search!
Bob

B-29 Super Fort · **Joined:** Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:12 am **Posts:** 871

planenutti wrote:

You can buy a flyer for the price that the owners were last reported to be asking for "Lucky" Lady. I have been around that airplane for years now and nothing has been done except to have liens pile up against the airframe. The first step for anyone really interested in a rescue, hire a lawyer and do a super deep title search!
Bob

I was wondering who's been paying the tie down fees all these years.

planenutti · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:23 am

To the best of my knowledge the individual that brokers the airplane has been paying the tie down fees. Part of the problem is that he under valued the airplane for tax purposes and got caught at it by the county. That is the start of the issues around the airframe, it gets deeper, much deeper.

peter · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:33 am

Why isnt the aircraft sold off to pay the debts owed fees etc? It is a darn shame to see an aircraft like this rotting away slowly..

Randune · **Joined:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:36 pm **Posts:** 68

wow! That is just sad...very sad.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:10 pm

Man that just sucks to go through the trouble of restoring that aircraft, then just to have it sit out there like that. I love the nose art.

andyman64 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:43 pm

why the hell are the bomb bay doors left open man some people just have too much money!!!! hope someone saves her

rwdfresno · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:03 pm

Interesting that the bomb bay has no "ceiling" so to speak. The upper panel has been removed.

Ryan

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:20 pm

andyman64 wrote:

why the heck are the bomb bay doors left open man some people just have too much money!!!!

Or perhaps some people have too little money, and that's partly the reason for its current situation...

T J

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