When l was a kid, B-17's were used to fight fires around here. The owner/pilots would invite us aboard to look inside. l always wonder if those planes were ever reverted back to original design.
f you like the B17 i have a story for u in 1943 UK east harling . An american airman took to war with him a coin SEAL it was his fathers .The coin was very soon to become the good luck Icon for the base and then all of the other bases.Unknown to them they were carrying the seal of god on their missions.The coin was one of four sewn into Jesus cloke it had been past hand to hand to this momentin time Hitler had to go .See The real christos coin u tube to see the mission
I saw the Sally B a number of years ago at Duxford when I lived in England. It's lovely seeing her again as I sit here in Raleigh, NC. My father was a radio operator on a B-17G during the war so it's always a stirring and emotional sight. God bless those who keep these wonderful aircraft flying. A true classic!
My dad flew 17's during ww2 out of knittleshaw.One of them is on static display at lacklin.The name of it is "heavens above".Really moving when i went to see it,touch it,smell it and kissed it.
Ellenor Sallingboe the owner, likes those colours, and the aircraft has worn them ever since the 1989 Memphis Belle Film. It's a shame they don't choose a more appropriate scheme for an early B-17G as Sally B resembles now. Steve
There's around 50 surviving B-17 airframes around the world, of which 10 to 14 are airworthy, depending on maintenance and those airworthy but not regularly flown. There are I think five B-17's in Europe, two are airworthy - 'Sally B' and 'Pink Lady'.
What's the problem? There's nothing wrong or causing undue stress on the airframe landing like this. The brakes just work better with the tail high as it reduces lift, puts more weight on wheels and reduces the chances of skidding. It wasn't as if it was a really short landing standing hard on the brakes.
Obviously this pilot is experienced at flying the Sally B, but what would happen if say a new pilot came along and stood on the brakes too hard? or even one of the brakes failing?
EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE! But, a word of caution to all the Brit pilots who get a little cocky with these planes, remember the Messerschmidt incident a few years back? Why take these chances? Great skill, but maybe next time do it with a DC-3, not a B-17!
There's nothing cocky about it at all. Standard operating proceedure as per pilots operating instructions as I've previously mentioned. Once you've flown one, you would know.
I was there that day, remember thinking it was going to nose over. Amazing that someone caught it on film and it is now on here. I realise now it was intentional, but not at the time.
oh please,,obviously this pilot knew what he was doing,,,,so all that blah blah about it nearly going over,,,etc....he's a true stick,,,and knows what he's doing
Quite right. It's a text book short landing, just as shown in the WW2 B-17 training film. I've done the same thing with my 1/6 scale 17ft span radio controlled B-17, and even with full down elevator, you can't lift the tail high enough to nose over. Steve
If you watch the pilots wartime training film, it explains that holding the tail high puts much more weight on the wheels, allowing harder use of the brakes without skidding, so helping to dramatically cut the landing roll.
Still, a gust of wind from the wrong direction, and we could have lost that beautiful bomber. I cant imagine what that would have been like with battle damage.
wow nice landing! those big props were so close, yet so far away, that plane was totally under control!
kineticdeath 8 months ago
:O
akiles26111983 8 months ago
When l was a kid, B-17's were used to fight fires around here. The owner/pilots would invite us aboard to look inside. l always wonder if those planes were ever reverted back to original design.
NitroCream 10 months ago
f you like the B17 i have a story for u in 1943 UK east harling . An american airman took to war with him a coin SEAL it was his fathers .The coin was very soon to become the good luck Icon for the base and then all of the other bases.Unknown to them they were carrying the seal of god on their missions.The coin was one of four sewn into Jesus cloke it had been past hand to hand to this momentin time Hitler had to go .See The real christos coin u tube to see the mission
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krayzie1234567 11 months ago
Favorite plane of all time:)
larsnorthpolealaska 1 year ago
thats not bad for a bird nearly sixty years old
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sandmanflyer 2 years ago
I saw the Sally B a number of years ago at Duxford when I lived in England. It's lovely seeing her again as I sit here in Raleigh, NC. My father was a radio operator on a B-17G during the war so it's always a stirring and emotional sight. God bless those who keep these wonderful aircraft flying. A true classic!
mxtypx 2 years ago
@mxtypx If you lived in Rayleigh, Essex, England, you could drive up to Duxford and see her 'often'!
harryfaber 7 months ago
Sally B ♥
Ohh, she's gorgeous. I've missed her, havn't seen her for a couple of years now :(
timesPassing 2 years ago
good pilot
friendship4our 2 years ago 3
wow
DerDeftige1 2 years ago 2
brilliant landing. when is this from? early 90s?
gregersgram 2 years ago 5
North Weald Fighter Meet, 1996.
vultee35 2 years ago
@gregersgram yah yah no.
will300071 2 months ago
My dad flew 17's during ww2 out of knittleshaw.One of them is on static display at lacklin.The name of it is "heavens above".Really moving when i went to see it,touch it,smell it and kissed it.
boneheadvideo 2 years ago
Wow, that must have been an eerie feeling! Amazing.
nojyt 2 years ago
My old boss was a B17 Navigator over Germany in WWII.
82abnoff 2 years ago
Unbelievable.
ckolonko 2 years ago
awesume landing
silverbird58 2 years ago
its the sally b but has the markings of the memphis belle???? Strange!!!
NLPETERNL 2 years ago
Ellenor Sallingboe the owner, likes those colours, and the aircraft has worn them ever since the 1989 Memphis Belle Film. It's a shame they don't choose a more appropriate scheme for an early B-17G as Sally B resembles now. Steve
vultee35 2 years ago
never saw a landing with a tailwheel layout bomber with such a brilliant touchdown and roll-out, great stuff thx for the video
grazyarnie 2 years ago
vary rar to have a video of b17 from today
goldfire1997 2 years ago
there are only around 8 left in the world and 2-5 in the U.S.A and theres 1 in PA
goldfire1997 2 years ago
There's around 50 surviving B-17 airframes around the world, of which 10 to 14 are airworthy, depending on maintenance and those airworthy but not regularly flown. There are I think five B-17's in Europe, two are airworthy - 'Sally B' and 'Pink Lady'.
vultee35 2 years ago
There are some 42 surviving intact Fortresses, with about 12 operational (depending on maintenance requirements).
poosanta 2 years ago
these planes were manufactured to be used and abused. this is an impressive display of flying.
JOEMCNINCH 3 years ago
Just bcuz it's in the manual does it mean they have to do it? The plane is over 60 yrs old, it should be babied.
leonciasdart 3 years ago
What's the problem? There's nothing wrong or causing undue stress on the airframe landing like this. The brakes just work better with the tail high as it reduces lift, puts more weight on wheels and reduces the chances of skidding. It wasn't as if it was a really short landing standing hard on the brakes.
vultee35 3 years ago
Obviously this pilot is experienced at flying the Sally B, but what would happen if say a new pilot came along and stood on the brakes too hard? or even one of the brakes failing?
leonciasdart 3 years ago
EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE! But, a word of caution to all the Brit pilots who get a little cocky with these planes, remember the Messerschmidt incident a few years back? Why take these chances? Great skill, but maybe next time do it with a DC-3, not a B-17!
nachtjager77 3 years ago
There's nothing cocky about it at all. Standard operating proceedure as per pilots operating instructions as I've previously mentioned. Once you've flown one, you would know.
vultee35 3 years ago
I was there that day, remember thinking it was going to nose over. Amazing that someone caught it on film and it is now on here. I realise now it was intentional, but not at the time.
Goetmhmiac 3 years ago
Nice to hear from someone else who remembers it! Steve
vultee35 3 years ago
Wow, i remember that too, many years ago now. Remember a group of us being well surprised at the time . Cool.
keefy036 2 years ago
impressive
thecrashlanding 3 years ago
oh please,,obviously this pilot knew what he was doing,,,,so all that blah blah about it nearly going over,,,etc....he's a true stick,,,and knows what he's doing
tailwheelflier 3 years ago
Quite right. It's a text book short landing, just as shown in the WW2 B-17 training film. I've done the same thing with my 1/6 scale 17ft span radio controlled B-17, and even with full down elevator, you can't lift the tail high enough to nose over. Steve
vultee35 3 years ago
that was very close
MALONEY432 4 years ago
cool vid thanks Steve - North Weald ?
go4b17 4 years ago
Yes
vultee35 4 years ago
Musta been riding the brakes! Thought she was gonna end up face planting there!!
89Sunbird 5 years ago
She damn near did!!
chief2009 5 years ago
If you watch the pilots wartime training film, it explains that holding the tail high puts much more weight on the wheels, allowing harder use of the brakes without skidding, so helping to dramatically cut the landing roll.
vultee35 5 years ago
Still, a gust of wind from the wrong direction, and we could have lost that beautiful bomber. I cant imagine what that would have been like with battle damage.
chief2009 5 years ago
excellent wheel landing
thetailgunners 5 years ago