Kinda surprised the various 'vintage aircraft' organizations (such as the Continental Air Force) haven't salvaged it. Surely there's something left of value.
@ahz123 I wasn't able to find the link, but the Museum of Flight in Seattle is rebuilding a B17 "Boeing Bee", and I recall they mentioned this wreckage for a part they needed.
"On January 19, 1952, SB-17G 44-85746 was returning to McChord Field from a search and rescue mission of its own. Ironically, the crew was searching for survivors of a Korean plane which crashed off the Queen Charlotte Islands.... Three of the eight crewmen were killed, two of the survivors were seriously injured when the SB-17 impacted with the mountain range."
That is really amazing. The condition is impressive. Guess they really knew how to build these things tough back then!
dontheascender 1 week ago
Damn misquotes lol
BrandenTheAviator 3 months ago
can i please have a map location of this plane
97navyboy 3 months ago
That is so amazing, thanks for posting!
FPVandotherprojects 1 year ago
@FPVandotherprojects
It was so surreal to see in person that I had to share the video. It's quite a hike to get there, but it was worth it.
WW2Hangar 1 year ago
Kinda surprised the various 'vintage aircraft' organizations (such as the Continental Air Force) haven't salvaged it. Surely there's something left of value.
ahz123 1 year ago
@ahz123 I wasn't able to find the link, but the Museum of Flight in Seattle is rebuilding a B17 "Boeing Bee", and I recall they mentioned this wreckage for a part they needed.
WW2Hangar 1 year ago
Amazing that old tire looks like new,,still holding air and no weather rot...
timstime1970 1 year ago
@timstime1970
If someone would have told this me crashed recently I would have believed it. :)
WW2Hangar 1 year ago
@timstime1970 I was thinking the same thing. There's a lot of neat stuff there. I was surprised to see the tire intact unlike the other tire.
TravisModel92 9 months ago
"On January 19, 1952, SB-17G 44-85746 was returning to McChord Field from a search and rescue mission of its own. Ironically, the crew was searching for survivors of a Korean plane which crashed off the Queen Charlotte Islands.... Three of the eight crewmen were killed, two of the survivors were seriously injured when the SB-17 impacted with the mountain range."
WW2Hangar 1 year ago
SB-17G 44-85746 Returning home from a search, and rescue mission.
WW2Hangar 1 year ago