Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:09 pm
JimH wrote:I've been here a bunch of times and have seen this display over and over but never asked the back story. It says it was broken up in the 80's??? really? even back then a B-17 was worth it's weight in gold.
Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:51 am
Chris Brame wrote:Hmm. Check out this wreck at the top of Ruud Leeuw's Abandoned Plane Wrecks of the North site:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search116.htm
Caption says it was taken on June 28, 2014; maybe the same wreck? I don't see a tail turret. The 1952 date and location seems to tie in with 44-83596, which is listed under accident-report.com as crashed July 11, 1952 35 miles NE of Snag in the Yukon. Aviationarchaeology.com lists it as an SB-17G, which ties in with it searching for a missing RCAF Mitchell. Baugher doesn't have any info.
(Daviemax, what do you think?)
Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:25 am
daviemax wrote:Chris Brame wrote:Hmm. Check out this wreck at the top of Ruud Leeuw's Abandoned Plane Wrecks of the North site:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search116.htm
Caption says it was taken on June 28, 2014; maybe the same wreck? I don't see a tail turret. The 1952 date and location seems to tie in with 44-83596, which is listed under accident-report.com as crashed July 11, 1952 35 miles NE of Snag in the Yukon. Aviationarchaeology.com lists it as an SB-17G, which ties in with it searching for a missing RCAF Mitchell. Baugher doesn't have any info.
(Daviemax, what do you think?)
According to my records (including the a/c record card from Maxwell AFB) 44-83596 was damaged in landing after a range-clearance mission on 14 February 1952 when flying out of Patrick (I think - will double-check). Repaired, it served as a support aircraft for 6550 AB Group until reclaimed (apparently dismantled for parts) at Patrick in April 1957. Aircraft has the appearance of a DB but was carried as an EB/JB. Some records indicate it was an electronics and radar test aircraft. Carried tail code number 8 in same fashion as DB's. In short - almost certain this aircraft served in support of missile test activities in Florida during the 1950's until stricken.
Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:06 am
Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:24 am
APG85 wrote:The plane looks great...! Wonder why they have the tail wheel so high off the ground? Thanks for posting the pictures...
Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:05 pm
Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:04 am
daviemax wrote:quote=["Chris Brame"]Oh well. Any thoughts on which B-17 this wreck might be?
Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:08 pm