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Offline FlyboyGil

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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« on: June 13, 2011, 11:54:53 PM »
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2011, 01:29:18 AM »
oh no!!

that's horrible!  :'( :'( :'(

How many are left now?
Was this the last one ? ? ?
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2011, 05:20:08 AM »
Around 11 airworthy left in the world... from 12700 made...
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2011, 09:32:22 AM »
 |:)\ *sniff* glad the crew got out safely but not a good sight to see.  :'( :'( :'( :'(


Pink Lady in France was grounded last year so that only leaves Sally B flying out of Duxford as the only European airworthy B-17.
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2011, 01:01:48 AM »
R.I.P. LIBERTY BELLE.  :'(

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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2011, 07:56:31 AM »
 |:)\ |:)\ ::bow::

seen other photos, looked like "Belle" landed on her wheels before burning out  :'( :'(   Did she recently get a new paint job?
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« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2011, 08:38:43 AM »
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2011, 03:43:33 PM »
does anybody have more pictures and/or a more detailed story on what happened??
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2011, 08:47:16 PM »
Here's the organization and what they say happened. Man it wasn't so bad when they landed!!
 ::complaining: ::complaining:

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/index.html
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2011, 10:44:51 PM »
One of the saddest days.  I just visited her last november when they visited the air show here.  So glad the crew was able to get home safely, and a big salute to the very fine piloting that landed her so gently in the field.
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2011, 11:25:42 PM »
I knew a WWII test pilot/Engineer from the Ladd Cold Weather testing facility in Fairbanks.  He once told me the B-17 was the easiest taildragger he'd ever flown.  He described it as a big cub.
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2011, 02:45:26 PM »
last weekend at flying legends, another 2 incidents, with the midair collision of the next video as the most painful...
http://vimeo.com/26291756
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2011, 08:44:01 PM »
Was there at Flying Legends when it all happened on the Sunday!  :'( saw the Fokker DR1 Replica nose over(got some pics)  but just missed seeing the mid-air since I was heading back to where I was staying.  As far as I know all the pilots involved where all right.
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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2011, 09:03:29 PM »
Quote from: Jupiter on July 13, 2011, 02:45:26 PM
last weekend at flying legends, another 2 incidents, with the midair collision of the next video as the most painful...
http://vimeo.com/26291756

OUCH!! How could he just fly into him in such a seemingly controlled trajectory  ::unbelieveable::

There was a great loss recently in France with that beautiful B-25: http://gsirius.bookfoto.com/index.php?ac=book&gr=0&id=136064

It used to be based here in Switzerland for a few years, I knew the owners, got to video it a couple of times, went inside on the ground... they unfortunately had to sell it about 2 years ago, and now it's no more :(
Fortunately the crew walked away uninjured too.

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Re: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2011, 04:12:46 PM »
NO! not the Big Beautiful Doll !!
I loved that plane!

 :'( :'( :'(

what's going on this year??
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