B-17 crashes in Oswego

[JOVE23]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/13/b-17-bomber-crashes-in-il_n_876008.html

 

[bri]

Glad the people on board escaped.

 

[LordKOTL]

Yikes! Hope everyone here is okay...



On a side note...for a split second I though this happened out here--seeing as how Portland has a suburb of Lake Oswego, and the Evergreen Air Museum, which does have a B-17 there, is located really close by.

 

[TSD]

I dont like flying in planes, let alone nearly 70 year old planes.

 

[LordKOTL]

I dont like flying in planes, let alone nearly 70 year old planes.

Be careful when driking your milk them

 

[jakobeast]

Last I heard there was one person taken to a hospital with some injuries, but is expected to make it.





It is a shame, as the B-17, along with the P-51, are the virtual touchstone for WWII aviation. Most people equate the B-17 with WWII in my opinion.



There were only 10 operational Flying Fortresses and with 2 undergoing restoration for flight.



The Fortress was an amazingly strong workhorse in Europe. Many flight crews returned from bombing runs shocked that the plane made it back.

 

[IceHogsFan]

Last I heard there was one person taken to a hospital with some injuries, but is expected to make it.





It is a shame, as the B-17, along with the P-51, are the virtual touchstone for WWII aviation. Most people equate the B-17 with WWII in my opinion.



There were only 10 operational Flying Fortresses and with 2 undergoing restoration for flight.



The Fortress was an amazingly strong workhorse in Europe. Many flight crews returned from bombing runs shocked that the plane made it back.

Ditto



It is sad to see one of these magnificent beasts go down.

The amount of time spent restoring especially to flight capability is astounding.

 

[Shoots_he_scores]

Chicago Tribune pictures



Pretty brutal

 

[jakobeast]

Ditto



It is sad to see one of these magnificent beasts go down.

The amount of time spent restoring especially to flight capability is astounding.

I think it is a testament to the work that not only goes into them for the restoration purposes, but also to the craftsmanship of the aircraft from the beginning. From drawing board to the builders in the 40's. Perhaps even Rosie the Riveter's hands made that bird. The fact that they are still airborne, albeit in small numbers, shows the pride in the work those folks had.

 

[IceHogsFan]

The aircraft went on to serve in every World War II combat zone, and by the time production ended in May 1945, 12,731 aircraft had been built by Boeing, Douglas, and Vega (a subsidiary of Lockheed).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress

 

[MassHavoc]

I think it is a testament to the work that not only goes into them for the restoration purposes, but also to the craftsmanship of the aircraft from the beginning. From drawing board to the builders in the 40's. Perhaps even Rosie the Riveter's hands made that bird. The fact that they are still airborne, albeit in small numbers, shows the pride in the work those folks had.

They said that there were only 50 of these left, including ones they've drudged up from the water, am I to assume that no matter how many of these they piece together, they will not be able to put humpty dumpty back together again?

 

[jakobeast]

They said that there were only 50 of these left, including ones they've drudged up from the water, am I to assume that no matter how many of these they piece together, they will not be able to put humpty dumpty back together again?

This particular one? I am not sure. It looked like it was mostly the fuselage on this one that was destroyed, leaving the nose, wing, and tail in relative good condition. The problem is money. It takes a lot of cash to not only find a piece or pieces that will work, but once you find them, then you gotta get em to where they need to go, and have people put it together.



2 others are being restored to flying condition right now.



You want a badass rare bird? Check out this mofo.

 

[MassHavoc]

This particular one? I am not sure. It looked like it was mostly the fuselage on this one that was destroyed, leaving the nose, wing, and tail in relative good condition. The problem is money. It takes a lot of cash to not only find a piece or pieces that will work, but once you find them, then you gotta get em to where they need to go, and have people put it together.



2 others are being restored to flying condition right now.



You want a badass rare bird? Check out this mofo.

I would imagine that finding the initial funding is near impossible, but I would hope that finding a nice insurance check would not?