Another B-17 in Greenland?

[Shay]

I can see them now.......on my phone ..weird lol

WOW...what a list!!!. It would be nice to imagine Greenland becoming the next Papua New Guinea of Warbird recoveries.

Really curious what pin 37 is. Could be our crash site.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Taigh Ramey]

Ok, I made them regular size thus easier to load. I hope you can read the detail.

[Shay]

Taigh you done good!!! There it is in black and white (In red No.9 & 10): C-47 42-23794 / SB-17G 44-83724 Location: 62 45 N 046 55 W

Now if there are any persons or groups interested in trying to recover is another question. I think the supply of B-17s and pieces of B-17s usable for restorations here in the States has pretty much dried up. Greenland might have some viable candidates.

[Chris Brame]

One correction:

(44-)34068 (MSN CV579) crashed near Marrak, Greenland Aug 9, 1945 with 1st Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron. All aboard killed.

[JohnB]

Shay is correct, the RED #10 is the B-17 in question. The location isn't too far from the very general location given in the rescue book mentioned.

I also noticed the list contained a couple of HP Hastings, if significant wreckage remains, they might be of interest to UK or Canadian groups as wing parts could be used in static Halifax rebuilds.

[bdk]

Still waiting for the discovery of the F-15 Reporter out there...

[JohnB]

Still waiting for the discovery of the F-15 Reporter out there...

I didn't see a F-15 on the Greenland list.
But there is nothing stopping you from finding the wreckage of the fire bomber that crashed a few decades ago.

[bdk]

Going into the WIX wayback machine (Mar 1964 F-15B 6106N4638W Near BGBW No 650 intact):

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.o ... d+reporter

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=46497&p=472932&hilit=greenland+northrop#p472932

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=40156&p=403506&hilit=greenland+northrop#p403506

[Jesse C.]

I found this a while ago and I just found it again. It seems there is gold in them glaciers!

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=139152

[Adam Kline]

fantastic pics.

[AG pilot]

WOW! Those are some pretty amazing photos of the B-17 artifacts on the glacier. It is almost like I have seen them myself. Thanks for posting.

[JFS61]

Still waiting for the discovery of the F-15 Reporter out there...

It's a shame that the Reporter hasn't attracted as much attention as the B-17's. As much as I'd like to see more B-17's restored and in the air, the thought that an extinct type may still exist and is being ignored, bothers me just a bit.

[JohnB]

There is the simple matter that there may not be enough left of the Northrop to do a rebuild, whereas being a larger aircraft, some smaller assemblies off a B-17 could still be very useful to the several teams rebuilding a Boeing.

Then it comes down to fame and value. Even many warbird fans don't know what an F-15 is. There are hundreds of Mustangs and Spitfires out there while many obscure types remain extinct or at least extinct from the skies. Good luck going to a major warbird shop and trying to talk one of their customers into dropping his Mustang plans and instead putting the same millions into building an aircraft, that while rare, will be worth far less when all is said and done. Showing up at Oshkosk with an AT-9 or 10, or Brewster Buffalo might get you a trophy, but it won't impress many at the airport or ever recoup its build costs.

A essentially new Mosquito is reportedly $5-8 million...Plus double the operating costs. That's a pretty thin slice of the warbird market. A F-15 wouldn't be much cheaper unless there is an intact example on the ice.

Yes, a F-15 might be worth more than a Mustang, but it will take 2-3-5? times the money, and years longer, to get one built. I don't think the Museum that has sent the last 20 years rebuilding a P-61 has been swamped with donations.

I share your frustration that there aren't more obscure types being rebuilt, but I can understand why.