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B-17G 44-85790 Update: May 24, 2023
B-17G 44-85790, otherwise known as Lacey Lady, is under a slow but steady restoration in a hangar at the Salem, Oregon, airport. This B-17 is
Scott Thompson
May 24, 2023
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New B-17 Wing AD Effective June 1, 2023
The much anticipated, overly speculated upon, FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the B-17 wing attach structure was published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, to become
Scott Thompson
May 17, 2023
Reviews
Book Review: Boeing B-17 Fortress in RAF Coastal Command Service
My aviation book collection consists primarily of solid reference books that have some serious meat in them. This book, Boeing B-17 Fortress in RAF Coastal
Scott Thompson
April 23, 2023
B-17 Articles
The First U.S. Civil B-17: Sperry’s NX60475
For those who have an interest in such things, there are usually two B-17s that are given credit for being the first U.S. civil B-17.
Scott Thompson
April 18, 2023
B-17 News
New B-17 Wing AD Forthcoming?
(Slightly revised edition on Sunday, April 16) The Yankee Air Museum evidently put out an email today (Saturday, April 15) to, presumably, ticket holders for
Scott Thompson
April 15, 2023
B-17 Articles
Mystery B-17
A photo recently appeared on Facebook the raised a few questions. The identity of the B-17 depicted in the photo revealed just a few clues,
Scott Thompson
April 13, 2023
B-17 Articles
U.S. Civil B-17s: Part Two (1949-1955)
In Part 1, we looked at those B-17s that made it onto the U.S. civil register in the immediate post-war years. All of these aircraft
Scott Thompson
March 28, 2023
B-17 Articles
U.S. Civil B-17s: Part One (1946-1948)
As most in the B-17 world now know, the EAA’s B-17 (44-85740, N5017N) has been disassembled at Punta Gorda, Florida, and is being trucked back
Scott Thompson
February 4, 2023
Tallmantz Aviation
Those Unique Cinerama Camera Noses
Anyone even a bit familiar with Paul Mantz knows he had a B-25 with a distinctive nose modification for making movies. Back in the 1950s,
Scott Thompson
January 21, 2023
B-17 Articles
Enduring B-17 Mystery in the Bahama Triangle
Yes, I am talking about the Bahama Triangle…the lesser-known and lower-powered cousin to the Bermuda Triangle. Instead of swallowing up TBM Avengers in a aura-driven,
Scott Thompson
December 7, 2022
B-17 Articles
The Unique Turboprop B-17
In the post-war civil fleet, one of the most vital tasks performed by the B-17 was that of an aerial tanker, something the airplane did
Scott Thompson
November 25, 2022
B-17 News
Tribute to “Texas Raiders”: 11/14/2022
I am writing this two days after the horrifying mid-air collision between the Commemorative Air Force’s P-63F Kingcobra (N6763) and B-17G (44-83872, N7227C), much better
Scott Thompson
November 14, 2022
B-17 News
B-17G 44-85740 Update: October 30, 2022
A photo by surfaced on Facebook (Aviation Wrecks and Relics group) yesterday that showed the current state of B-17G 44-85740, otherwise known as the EAA’s
Scott Thompson
October 30, 2022
B-17 TV/Films
The Paul Mantz B-17 Belly Landing
One of the best remembered scenes from one of the best World War II movies is the B-17 belly landing that occurs in the first
Scott Thompson
September 29, 2022
B-17 News
The Fourth Israeli B-17
The October 2022 issue of Air Classics magazine has an article I did that pulls together as much of the story about an obscure B-17G,
Scott Thompson
September 28, 2022
B-17 News
B-17G 44-85718 Update: September 10, 2022
B-17G 44-85718 (N900RW), last known as Thunderbird, remains under extensive rebuild in an Erickson Aircraft Collection hangar at Madras, Oregon. Contributor Connor Bond visited viewed
aerovintage
September 10, 2022
B-17 News
B-17G 44-83546 at the Palm Springs Air Museum Update: August 19, 2022
Work progresses on returning B-17G 44-83546 (N3703G), better known as (The Move) Memphis Belle, to the air continues at the Palm Springs Air Museum at
aerovintage
August 19, 2022
B-17 News
Rare Photo of B-17G 44-85790 Surfaces
The Art Lacey B-17 that made a Milwaukie, Oregon, gas station a well-known local attraction has been well documented since 1947. That B-17G is currently
aerovintage
August 19, 2022
B-17 Articles
B-17 “Tour de Southern California”
Granted, a bicycle won’t help you here unless you are very brave and perhaps a little warped. But, for a B-17 Guy or Gal, it
Scott Thompson
August 12, 2022
B-17 TV/Films
B-17s on Film: 1000 Plane Raid (1969)
A bit of an obscure movie, and one that is perhaps a bit underrated, is the 1969 film “The 1000 Plane Raid.” Today, the cinematic
Scott Thompson
August 2, 2022
B-17 TV/Films
Making the B-17 Film “The War Lover”
In 1959, novelist John Hersey’s The War Lover was published, creating the story of a volatile B-17 combat pilot who enjoyed his job just a
Scott Thompson
July 19, 2022