B17 in Culpeper, VA

[68RR]

couple video clips of Aluminum Overcast arriving at Tulsa a few years back..

[mardyn]

You'd be screwed if you had to get outta' that tail gunner's position in a hurry.

mardyn

[Tannerm]

couple video clips of Aluminum Overcast arriving at Tulsa a few years back..

Was the overcast not a b17? And did it retire? This thread made me think of my trip on the overcast about 6 years ago with my dad. Is she no longer flying?

[Strychnine]

I flew on Nine-O-Nine a few years ago

[68RR]

Was the overcast not a b17? And did it retire? This thread made me think of my trip on the overcast about 6 years ago with my dad. Is she no longer flying?

Still flying as far as I know...

[Tannerm]

One of the single more coolest times in my life. It was fanfuckingtastic.

[jleews6]

Yesterday I saw this B17 fly out of Roanoke air port.

[68RR]

This the plane I am planning to fly in. Dad flew 58 missions as a gunner on A-20's and B-25's. First time I saw this video it gave me goosebumps and finally a rough idea of what dad saw felt and heard back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItBDqL8KLvw

and some of the missions he flew on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOlAN51fJPs

[Dave586]

There are 13 B-17s still flying in the US, one in England, and one in France.

The one in France is grounded permantly because of France (Airbus) making the insurance un-affordable to purchase. There is a rumor going around that Jerry Yagen (Military Aviation Mueseum) is trying to buy it, and bring it State Side.

There are a few other B-17s around the US that could fly if insurance was purchased (about 75K a year), and if they had a FAA inspection program.

They also burn about 200 gallons of gas a hour - so that $430/$800 ride is pretty much a good price since 100-LL goes from $5-$7 gallon depending on location.

And lastly - quite a few restorations going on around the country to flying status -

Lacey Lady the B-17 that has spent 68 years in Portland Oregan atop a gas station has come down for her 5 year restoration to flight (this will be the lowest airtime B-17 flying

Two B-17s in Georgia - one of them being Liberty Belle - these are pretty much being rebuilt from the ground up - it will be 5-10 years before these are close to flying.

B-17 at Chino at the Planes of Fame Muesuem - is the last B-17 retired from service - it was a drone control aircraft.

B-17 at Urbana in Ill.

B-17E - Desert Rat - will be the only B-17E flying - not many E models left.

[Dave586]

and the B-17 in OP's post - starred in a DMWT commerical which makes me tingly everytime I watch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlFD0Zyl_f0

I have a link of the making of the commerical which is better than the above, but I don't have the link on this computer.

[RWhite]

http://www.aerovintage.com/b17news11.htm

How it was done .....

http://blog.metarreader.com/b17-making-of-dont-mess-with-texas-anti-litter-commercial-1991/

Look like the original video is not available.