'Liberty Bell' B-17 Bomber crash, June 13, 2011
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Uploaded by Coolins335 on Jun 13, 2011
B-17 bomber crashed in a field southeast of the Aurora Municipal Airport. All seven people aboard escaped unharmed.
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In 2009 the liberty bell gave one of her part time or spare engines to Sally B to keep her flying as Europe's only flying B17, in this little gesture part of her will continue in the skies. B17 did not carry the heaviest bomb loads but was the prettiest heavy bomber and could take a beating and get her crews home, gotta love that.
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A sad moment for old time airplanes. A tragic moment for those who fly with this giant during WW2.
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The original Memphis Bell does not fly and has been moved back to the USAF Museum to be restored again. One airworthy B-17 has flown in the colors of the Memphis Bell for years.
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memphisbell still flys today in museam for bieng only plane to finishtour of duty in war
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@r4106 this plane is liberty bell or memphis bell and was repaired and was the first plane to finish its tour of duty
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@tabrisbiebr20098 this is true, but there are only 2 Lancasters flying today, think the B-17 lucky! Luckier anyway lol
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I got a chance to see it fly at the airport I work at. It was something else. There isn't any other airplane I have heard come through our airport that sounded anything like those 4 engines roaring. It is such a shame to see a piece of history go down like that. I am just glad no one was hurt.
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It was truly tragic that the 'Liberty Belle' was lost, since it was one of about five or
six operational B-17s that fly on a regular air show season or tour circuit. The remaining five or six flyable B-17s fly infrequently(e.g.Tallichet's 'Memphis Belle' replica), are undergoing extensive maintenance, or don't fly at all ('Boeing Bee'). Another five or six are undergoing VERY long-term restoration to flying status. It costs upwards of $3500 PER HOUR to fly a B-17, so savor seeing one fly...
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A great loss, indeed.
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What a great pilot!! With his aircraft on fire he made a perfect gear down landing in a corn field with a heavy bomber. If you look closely, the gear is down and intact. The undamaged props indicate the engines were shut down without impact damage. All the damage seen is from the fire, not the landing.
r4106 8 months ago 31
This sucks because most of the B-17's r in muesums and there was only 12 left in operation, and now theres 11... :(
tabrisbiebr20098 8 months ago 7