david3 0 #1 June 13, 2011 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110613/news/706139928/ QuoteNo one was injured Monday morning when a World War II-era B17 bomber caught fire while in flight and crash landed in a field near Route 71 and Minkler Road in Oswego, officials said. A restored B17 Flying Fortress has been using Aurora Airport as a base for the past week, offering paid flights to the public over the weekend through the Liberty Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the bomber, manufactured in 1944, crashed and burned within minutes of departing from the airport around 9:30 a.m. She said seven people were onboard but no injuries were reported. The plane crashed three to four miles southeast of the airport, Cory said. Ray Fowler, Liberty Foundation chief pilot, said there was an in-flight fire. He said officials have not yet determined what triggered the blaze and are just starting to gather information. Cory said an FAA investigation could take “several weeks or more.” The plane had been grounded by engine problems as recently as June 6 when rides scheduled for media members and World War II veterans were canceled at the Aurora Airport. Check back at dailyherald.com or read Tuesday's Daily Herald for more details. Edit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43380811/ns/us_news-life/ . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 June 13, 2011 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #3 June 13, 2011 Quote but no injuries were reported. . Thank Heavens. Is it true that there are 14 (now 13) B-17s still flying? I would have thought the number to be much smaller. Elvisio "silver lining" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MX304 0 #4 June 13, 2011 There are nine currently flying (excluding the crash) and 2-3 others that could fly, but don't. The seven flyers in the US are: Chuckie Sentimental Journey Memphis Belle (not the original) Fuddy Duddy Nine O Nine TX Raiders Aluminum overcast Two flyers in the UK: Pink Lady Sally B Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #5 June 13, 2011 What about the Yankee Lady? I saw this one at a airshow last summer. Bolas just posted in another thread about this that it was the Liberty Bell. j Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #6 June 13, 2011 QuoteSentimental Journey I saw Sentimental Journey at an airshow here in CA yesterday. Beautiful birds. Shame to see one go in, but so thankful there was no loss of life/serious injury."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #7 June 13, 2011 Quote There are nine currently flying (excluding the crash) and 2-3 others that could fly, but don't. The seven flyers in the US are: Chuckie Sentimental Journey Memphis Belle (not the original) Fuddy Duddy Nine O Nine TX Raiders Aluminum overcast Two flyers in the UK: Pink Lady Sally B Is Nine O Nine the only jumpable one? I'll never forget FutureDivot and I jumping through those bomb bay doors onto Destin Beach. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
