B-17, serial number 44-83690 moving to Museum of Aviation.

[Pogmusic]

Saw that today on the museums page.

[Thomas_Mac]

Here is a few links for anyone curious.

http://moagiftshop.com/b-17flyingfortress.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/MuseumofAviation

[JohnB]

Not having memorized all the B-17 serials, first I had to look to see what airframe it is, then look up where the Museum of Aviation is.
To simply it for anyone else...
The Grissom, IN B-17 is moving to Warner-Robbins, GA.



I know the Grissom volunteers have done a lot of work and will be sad to se it go. Hopefully Robins will be able to put it under cover.

[Pat Carry]

a B-17 coming in from the cold is always a good thing! With the one in Oregon finding a hangar and now the Grissom B-17 being moved inside, hopefully there will be more to come.

[Pogmusic]

I think that was on of the stipulations was that it be in doors.

[JohnB]

I wonder if this means the NMUSAF will be shifting other historic/rare aircraft to find them better/indoor homes?
But (knowing the system) I'll predict bases with enough clout will still have some outside.

[6trn4brn]

Dang...what a conundrum. I spent a lot of time inside of her cleaning and such. She has been at Grissom for a very long time, since the late 1960s if memory serves me correctly. The NMUSAF gutted her for spares to work on Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby. I for one always hoped the money would come from somewhere to get her indoors. So sad to see her go, but at the same time, I am so glad that she will finally come inside and get some much needed attention. Now that I live in Virginia, maybe a road trip down to Georgia in the future to see her in her new guise

[Warbirdnerd]

The B-17 is moving in August...
http://www.macon.com/2015/05/27/3767697 ... .html?rh=1

[mustangdriver]

Glad that the old girl is coming indoors.

[Pat Carry]

The B-17 is moving in August...
http://www.macon.com/2015/05/27/3767697 ... .html?rh=1

[Pat Carry]

I assume there will be a lot of corrosion to get rid of since it has been sitting outside for so many years.

[Warbirdnerd]

An update:

WARNER ROBINS -- Next week residents here will have a chance to witness something they have probably never seen before and will never see again.

A B-17, one of the most revered planes in military history, will be rolling down the streets.

The Museum of Aviation’s long-awaited B-17 bomber is arriving on the back of three trucks Aug. 21. One of the trucks will carry the fuselage, and it will be paraded through town. It won’t be covered, so people will be able to get a good look at it, said Jenny Cook, spokesperson for the museum.

The time, route and other details are still being worked out and are expected to be announced early next week. A reception, which will include World War II veterans, is planned at the museum at 5 p.m. on the arrival date, but Cook said the plane will likely get to the museum before the reception.

The fuselage will be in the Century of Flight Hangar over the weekend, then it will move to the Scott Hangar for restoration. It will be the first time the museum will do a restoration that will be open to the public.

The museum has long made getting a B-17 a priority. The Air Force agreed to move a B-17 that had been outdoors to Robins so that it could be put in a hangar and protected.

The plane is coming from Grissom Air Museum. Nicknamed “The Flying Fortress,” the B-17 was pivotal in taking out the Nazi’s war industry during World War II.

Found it here:
http://www.macon.com/2015/08/12/3885931 ... -b-17.html

[Chris Brame]

Are any WIXers close enough to Grissom to get photos of the disassembling and loading of the plane?

the B-17 was pivotal in taking out the Nazi’s war industry during World War II.

"the B-17 was pivotal in taking out the German war industry during World War II." I don't believe it belonged to one particular Nazi, anyway... pc/grammar rant off.

[hang the expense]

I hope that whomever executes the disassembly of the airframe does not cut the trailing edge off the wings.The railroads have well gons for double stacking containers that would take inboard wing panels with ease.I would imagine the old grissom base had tracks onto the property and I'm sure warner robbins still does as well.Door to door service would be the way to go.JMO

[Pathfinder]

"...on the back of three trucks..."

Just put it in the back of a C-5A and call it a training mission....pretty sure they have a runway at W-R....it would be in Macon in two and a half hours.

There's so much construction, mountains and traffic C-F's all along any route they'd take from IN to GA that it will be a miracle if it arrives on time.

Can't wait to see a B-17 going thru Atlanta during rush hour!