Liberty Belle B-17 flew over my house...now it's gone...

I think this is the one that was here in Seattle last year giving rides. Knew I shoulda' gone up. There's a Warbird museum at Paine field near where I work. I see some gorgeous planes flying low over our shop as they're coming in for a landing. B-17s, B-24s B-25s, B-26s, even a Mustang, Jug, or Spitfire from time to time. Hard to imagine the sky darkened with those magnificent machines.

 

damn 3 w larry ican never find a camera ever you are one prepared mo fo.

 

glad everyone is unhurt very sad to hear about the plane love those B-17's

 

I figure they'll try to rebuild it. I've seen'em build with much less. Just sad that it happened, but is a risk they always take whenever they fly these old girls.

I was at Pope AFB many years ago when the Memphis Belle came in for a show with one of the engines on fire. She was there for a very long time, but eventually flew away. Got to hang out a bit with some of the guys who were working on it, and even carried them some inflight kitchen meals (aka Box Nastys). It was a beautiful sight to see, and even cooler to hear.

Just sad this happened.

 

She really was a beautiful bird..

http://www.in2guitar.com/b-17.html

 

I second that!!....The media blows everything way out from what really happened....I myself can't even stand to watch the damn news anymore, All they want to report about these days is which child got molested or killed some horrible way.....or how many women were beaten, Raped and killed.......My wife records it and then edits all the bad shit and comericals out for me every night.....leaves me about 5 mins of weather to watch and every once in awhile a little good stuff that slips through the cracks.....People ask me all the time if I heard about some tragidy on the news, And I say Nope!..And I don't want to either....

 

Too bad for the B17....they have a sound all there own for sure!

 

aw man, what a shame!

 

Above is the scene shortly after landing because of in-flight fire...certainly NOT a crash.



Above, it started going downhill quickly. Notice #2 engine feathered.



The above pic shows the ugly end...very sad. DD

 

She buzzed over my house several times when she was here in town. Gave me goose bumps every time. Makes you proud to be an American. Sad day indeed.

 

It so sad to see those old birds go up like that. The 17s are so rare. Glad no one was hurt.
It is amazing how the media can twist a story for their own purpose.

 

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b17registry/b17-4485734.html

Sad day indeed.

 

I am about 10 miles from willow run airport where B 24's were built
there is now a museum there on the grounds and its the home of the yankee lady
that flies over my house often ( I love the sound)
here is the web addy for the yankee airforce
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/index.php

wanna take a ride ? they also have a B 25 mitchell (The only flying one left)
and a c 47 skytrain

 

Sad! Not many left and now one less. At least no one was killed.

 

Really sad. Thankfully the crew crew all escaped injury. My grandfather was a lead bombardier on a B-17 out of Kimbolton, England flying missions with the 8th Air Force over Germany.

 

ya know neither the people on board or the plane itself can be replaced

 

Man, that is a shame, glad no one got hurt. The Liberty Bell was the first B17 I ever flew on.

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so sad....like the B-29 out of the ice in Greenland....hard to see...

 

Yeah, that B29 deal was a tough pill to swallow.

 

Oh man, that really sucks. Lots of time, money and love in that old bird...lots of broken hearts today. Rest in Peace Liberty Belle.

 

That was the "Kiki Bird". It was lost solely because of a "dumbass" by the name of Darryl G......! Left a portable generator unsecured in the rear while taxiing on rough terrain, in a hurry, and it turned-over and caught fire. DD

 

Thank god her crew walked away. Lost a Goodyear blimp in Germany Sunday
to an in flight fire/crash that claimed the pilots life after he saved the
passengers...

http://jalopnik.com/5811406/goodyear-blimp-in-fiery-crash-pilot-dies-saving-three-video

 

Fifi is still flying right?

 

that really sucks...used to love hearing and seeing it flying along the coast multiple times a day.

 

"Fifi" IS back in the air, not to be confused with the above-mentioned "Kiki Bird".

 

terrible.

sad to see these rare pieces of history go in such a way.

 

i live near the airport here in bakersfield. it has been at the airport here for like the last 3 or 4 years. has flew over my house a few times. very sad but glad all are safe.

 

Sad day for Warbird lovers everywhere.Here are a few photos I took of it when it visited Hayward Airfield back in April..