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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (N7227C)
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Gorgeous shot John!
Beautifully restored.
One good reason why we won WWII
Beautiful!
Looks to good to be true! What a photo!
12 of these beauts still flying I believe. Incredible dedication any UK side?
John mcGeoghan - I believe there is one (1) example of a B-17 showing in the U.K. Civil registry... "G-BEDF", which is a B-17G model.
From the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority website:
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=BEDF
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BEDF
It was originally assigned USAAF s/n 44-85784, as a Lockheed-Vega built B-17G-105-VE with c/n 8693, according to Joe Baugher's published information.
Mr. Baugher further provides this additional history:
"B-17G built by Lockheed-Vega Airplane Company as part of pooled production... converted to EB-17G and to ETB-17G. Sold to Institut Geographique National of France as F-BGSR. Sold to American users as N17TE but never taken to USA. Moved to Britain and re-registered as G-BEDF. Currently flying as *Sally B* with B-17 Preservation Ltd of Duxford with false tail number 124485 (Memphis Belle). Used in remake of film *Memphis Belle*".
From the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority website:
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=BEDF
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BEDF
It was originally assigned USAAF s/n 44-85784, as a Lockheed-Vega built B-17G-105-VE with c/n 8693, according to Joe Baugher's published information.
Mr. Baugher further provides this additional history:
"B-17G built by Lockheed-Vega Airplane Company as part of pooled production... converted to EB-17G and to ETB-17G. Sold to Institut Geographique National of France as F-BGSR. Sold to American users as N17TE but never taken to USA. Moved to Britain and re-registered as G-BEDF. Currently flying as *Sally B* with B-17 Preservation Ltd of Duxford with false tail number 124485 (Memphis Belle). Used in remake of film *Memphis Belle*".
John mcGeoghan - Here's a link to photos of the U.K. registered G-BEDF as showing on FlightAware's site:
http://flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/GBEDF
http://flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/GBEDF
Thank you very much Cliffe l.learned very much from your posts..
Who would have thought the only B17 in U.K. is owned by David Gold!
Fair play.
Who would have thought the only B17 in U.K. is owned by David Gold!
Fair play.
John, you're very welcome and thanks for the kind words. David Gold is certainly one of only a few who can lay claim to ownership of a B-17!
I Love It!
for the record the "Belle" was an F model
Boeing B-17F-10-BO Flying Fortress, AAF Ser. No. 41-24485, the last variant w/o the chin turret -- but heck this one is STILL flat gorgeous :-)
Boeing B-17F-10-BO Flying Fortress, AAF Ser. No. 41-24485, the last variant w/o the chin turret -- but heck this one is STILL flat gorgeous :-)
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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21-May-2022 | Unknown | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | 03:23PM EDT | En Route | ||
21-May-2022 | Unknown | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | 11:15AM EDT | 11:34AM EDT (?) | 0:19 |
20-May-2022 | Unknown | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | 05:18PM EDT | 05:46PM EDT | 0:28 |
20-May-2022 | Unknown | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | 04:08PM EDT | 04:34PM EDT | 0:26 |
20-May-2022 | Unknown | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | 03:00PM EDT | 03:20PM EDT | 0:19 |
20-May-2022 | Unknown | Near Gulfport, MS | Middle Georgia Rgnl (KMCN) | 09:20AM CDT | 12:05PM EDT | 1:44 |
19-May-2022 | Unknown | Near Biloxi, MS | Gulfport-Biloxi Intl (KGPT) | First seen 03:51PM CDT | Last seen 04:13PM CDT | 0:22 |
19-May-2022 | Unknown | Near Gulfport, MS | Gulfport-Biloxi Intl (KGPT) | First seen 11:07AM CDT | Last seen 11:27AM CDT | 0:19 |
19-May-2022 | Unknown | Near Gulfport, MS | Near Gulfport, MS | First seen 09:21AM CDT | Last seen 10:01AM CDT | 0:39 |
18-May-2022 | Unknown | Near Gulfport, MS | Gulfport-Biloxi Intl (KGPT) | First seen 10:48AM CDT | Last seen 11:08AM CDT | 0:20 |
17-May-2022 | Unknown | Conroe/North Houston Rgnl (KCXO) | Gulfport-Biloxi Intl (KGPT) | 10:32AM CDT | 12:55PM CDT | 2:22 |
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