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 Post subject: Flying B-17's
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Just wondering how many B-17 are flying?
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Ten, nine of which are in the US and one is in the UK.

There are a few more previously-airworthy ones which have now been parked for a few years and are not currently flown.
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 Post subject: Re: Flying B-17's
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http://aerovintage.com/b17loc.htm

The most active ones are
Sentimental Journey
Texas Raiders
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Memphis Belle
Aluminum Overcast

Others that fly are
Chuckie
Fuddy Duddy
Yankee Lady
Sally B

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You missed Thunderbird! :)
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 Post subject: Re: Flying B-17's
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I would say that Thunderbird, Sally B, and Yankee Lady can be included amongst the most actives as well. Chuckie has been flying lately, just not every weekend or every day like some of the others. Fuddy Duddy is the least active of the fliers.

Evergreen's could become active again one day, but we shall see how that pans out.
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Yankee Lady flies April through October several times a week, an extremely active B17,our B25, and C47 are pretty busy too !!!
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Yankee Lady is also certainly among the best - if not the very best - maintained flyable B-17s as well. She easily could be considered the epitome of restored war-birds.

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Ryan Harris wrote:
Evergreen's could become active again one day, but we shall see how that pans out.


And the Palm Springs Air Museum example as well which was active up until 2004 at least.
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C VEICH wrote:
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Evergreen's could become active again one day, but we shall see how that pans out.

And the Palm Springs Air Museum example as well which was active up until 2004 at least.

Should we add the French example, "Pink Lady", to the "Maybe again some day" list as well?

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Someday List...

Boeing Bee MOF
Evergreen
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Warbird Kid wrote:
Someday List...

Boeing Bee MOF
Evergreen
Miss Angela PSAM
Pink Lady


Would restorations fall under this? Champaign Lady and Piccadilly Lilly II come to mind
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.......and Liberty Belle II
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 Post subject: Re: Flying B-17's
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Nah, that would be the "Restoration to Flight" list.

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In the same category as the Boeing Bee (museum owned, airworthy but not flown) why not include Shoo Shoo Baby?
It would be great in 2035 if the Air and Space Museum took her around Washington....

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see Scott Thompson's excellant site for a listing of all surviving B-17's worldwide. www.aerovintage.com/b17loc.htm

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