B17 Sally B help from Liberty Belle

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Taken from the Sally B website.

On the 15th August Sally B was up and running again after being grounded for another 8 weeks because of a crankshaft bearing failure on the no 1 engine, which meant finding and changing yet another engine.

While scouring the world’s warbird fraternity for a reliable replacement engine, help came from our good friend Don Brooks in the shape of a newly overhauled part-timed engine from his B-17 Liberty Belle. This was just what we needed!

The engine arrived on the 5th August and was installed and ready to go one week later. Sally B took off from Duxford for the test flight on the 15th August – and this time it worked!

Since then our B-17 has displayed at Rougham, Duxford, Shoreham and Bournemouth. Her next venue is our member’s annual party at the Duxford Main Air Show on the 5th and 6th September.

We are so very happy to have our Sally B back in the air. Many thanks to Don Brooks and Liberty Belle for coming to our rescue.