Hi to all

Happy New Year, Jules.

Happy New Year to all

Y’all check the B17 thread, I’m trying to get some wartime pictures on the website, with the help of Andy in beds. I’ve a lot of hours in the best plane ever built, because
it brought my butt back from the big conflict.

Thanks Ron,
You’re right, we sure were lucky, some in more ways than one!
No mention yet of the thousands of rounds of 50cal blanks that were fired off from live weapons. oh dear boys with big toys eh!

Hi B-17man, and let me belatedly add my welcome to you to these forums. Great shots, and thanks for sharing. I visited UK in 1990 and only managed to see Sally B dressed up as the Belle, but it was treat enough for me, being a warbird virgin 😉

Looking forward to more shots if you have any…

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Photos of the removal on the Memphis Belle filming thread
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I’ve just worked out who go4b17 is B-17 man will follow.

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Well go4b17 is Ron L from Bolton Who is into the B17 and 100th BG in a big way – also paints the B17 in oils .Its really great listening to you guys who were at Duxford /Binbrook in a big way you sure were lucky !

All,

Originally Posted by trumper
I wonder if the owners were more worried about money than helping preservation of others.
Was there anything left to salvage?

The rudder is at Duxford, along with a few other little gems.
An arrangement was made for some of the pieces to be removed before the scrap men entered the fray.
Basically the IGN bods arrived in a king air or something like that, looked at the wreck, put their arms up, said mae-oui, got back in their plane and went home.

Originally Posted by B-17man
Someone from the film company was going to buy the wreck and donate it to B-17 Preservation, but unbelievably the local scrapman came in with a very high offer and turned up a few days later to cut it up and remove it from the field.

Bang on! I can remember the chaps face who was trying to buy it, but I cannot remember his name.

Originally Posted by Dave Homewood
I love the one of the lineup of bombers and the C47 taken from inside the office, looking out the window.

I have an even better one somewhere, On an evening, with the same line up, but PA474 flew right over the top and I was, for once in the right place at the right time.

I’ve just worked out who go4b17 is B-17 man will follow.

Bomberboy

😮 As for as my point of view,please post the photos it’s all part of our history,many thanks

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Is the feeling o.k on the forum to post some pictures of the scrapman removing the remains of the B-17 at Binbrook, thought I would check first. :confused:

I will dig out my photos of the Hendon B-17 taken from on board Sally B when she came over and post them soon
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thanks Melvyn – kinda sad but reality I guess – it all comes down to money in the end

I wonder if the owners were more worried about money than helping preservation of others.
Was there anything left to salvage ?

By then the owners were probably the insurance company and they wanted anything they could make back on their loss.

MH

but unbelievably the local scrapman came in with a very high offer

amazing that those scrap guys couldn’t figure out that a B17 cowling, Rudder would be worth MUCH more than its weight as scrap Metal .

Whats the price of a B17 Rudder in the B17 CO-OP , No doubt Landing Gear is very expensive as I know Sally B had hers replaced a few years ago

Best Ron

any more shots apreciated – not sure i could take the slicing up of F BEEA but it would intersting , did you see Mike J’ beautiful shots of her ??

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Someone from the film company was going to buy the wreck and donate it to B-17 Preservation, but unbelievably the local scrapman came in with a very high offer and turned up a few days later to cut it up and remove it from the field.
I do have some photos of them cutting it up to remove, very sad sight,
I believe the engines did surface a few years later for sale but I would love to know what happened to her

I wonder if the owners were more worried about money than helping preservation of others.
Was there anything left to salvage ?

Someone from the film company was going to buy the wreck and donate it to B-17 Preservation, but unbelievably the local scrapman came in with a very high offer and turned up a few days later to cut it up and remove it from the field.
I do have some photos of them cutting it up to remove, very sad sight,
I believe the engines did surface a few years later for sale but I would love to know what happened to her
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Thanks B17 man for the superb shots – didn’t know that Sally B was marked up as “IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AINT MY BABY ” – I wonder if that ended up on the cutting room floor with all the rest of the unused gems !!

Thanks for adding the photos of the crash using the Pembroke – I thought the tail was salvaged from the IGN Plane which crashed as the tail looked so authentic in that Movie crash scene .Did they salvage anything from the IGN plane -F – BEEA – Maybe some part of the aircraft could have been useable ? rudder , horizontal stabiliser , cowling ,what a pity

This has been a great topic

I love the one of the lineup of bombers and the C47 taken from inside the office, looking out the window. It reminds me of the classic magazine advert for bourbon (Southern Comfort?) of the same scenario with a silver B17 outside and the bottle on the desk.

Dave
I remember that ad. I think it was from the 1970’s and it was Sally B that was used.
The slogan said something like ‘After eight hours in the air, the last thing you want is luke warm tea’
Has anyone got a copy of that advert they’d like to scan in or even send me?
It had a very definate influence on the young AIB mind! 🙂 🙂 😉 😉 🙂 🙂

Great photos B17man. Just brilliant. 🙂

I love the one of the lineup of bombers and the C47 taken from inside the office, looking out the window. It reminds me of the classic magazine advert for bourbon (Southern Comfort?) of the same scenario with a silver B17 outside and the bottle on the desk.

What is the story behind all those large scale models on the scaffolding? Was that used for the mass taxi shots? I’m trying to place them in relation to the film. I wonder what became of the models.

Cheers
Dave

what is the story behind the feathered prop and cowling damage?
Great pics by the way….

Welcome to the Board. Great shots – keep posting!!

CargoM