N.O.S. Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-crews-responding-to-incident-involving-wwii-bomber-20110613,0,5852034.story Desperately sad news breaking on U.S. news and the aviation forums. :-( Just changed title as this was not a crash - an engine fire shortly after take-off resulted in an emergency landing, expertly executed by all accounts, but fire then took hold. Edited June 14, 2011 by Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Mods - can you please change title asap? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Saw the news earlier today. I'm gutted and feel ill seeing the pictures of it burning. Can't imagine how the Liberty Foundation guys feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 What a loss. My Katy is 390th BGH markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Best news all who were aboard are ok , One less B-17 in the world now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Still a rotten way to prove you are superb pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Marriott Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Very sorry to hear the news that another warbird, especially a heavy bomber, has been lost. At least on a positive point it did make a sucessfull emergency landing and all onboard where able to walk away. We can only imagine how the Liberty Foundation must be feeling and I for one spent much of lastnight, thinking how very privaliged I was to fly in her back in 2008 over Suffolk and wondering how I can pay them back for that once in a lifetime flight. Perhaps once the dust has settled and the Liberty Foundation has made a decision on whether to rebuild or not then I for one will be making a donation towards there cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) By the intensity of the fire, I'd guess the airframe is only suitable for the salvage of small parts, engines, landing gear etc. Having seen the photos of B-17 'Mary Alice' being stripped down for restoration, the separated parts show just how complex a mechanism the B-17 is. Someone said that Don Brooks had a second B-17 recovered from a lake. Perhaps in time, 'Liberty Belle' will help resurrect this other B-17 to its former glory. EDIT - The recovered B-17 - http://www.nwrain.net/~newtsuit/b17labrador/8-27-04.html Edited June 14, 2011 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Our very own link to happier times, sharing Paul and Clive's experience. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?8638-A-very-special-Mission&highlight=liberty+belle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickmow Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Man, thats a real shame, thank heavens the crew all managed to get out. Cant imagine the work that goes into getting and then keeping these old warbirds operational especially a bomber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Our very own link to happier times, sharing Paul and Clive's experience. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?8638-A-very-special-Mission&highlight=liberty+belle Thank you NOS - I will put this up on Pathfinder Online as a tribute. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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