Its quite interesting actually.. it was the only B-17D to survive the war and thus the only ‘d’ model left.

There was at least one other which was an instruction airframe for a few years after the war. I haven’t got the info to hand (never do…) but I think it was scrapped in the early 50s. – Nermal

Just how big was her fathers shotgun?
Congrats anyway – Nermal

hey
sorry for the bother but i have looked on there website and i could not see if there were open on good friday as it was a bank holiday and if it was can you please tell me

Being the kind of place it is I would be very surprised if it was closed on a bank holiday…;) – Nermal

What Mk were the six Lancasters left in Russia after crash landing on Op Paravane in 1944? Anyone any idea what happened to them?

Wouldn’t have thought they’d be Mk.IIs.
Was there a range difference between the Merlin engined Lancs and those with the Hercules? – Nermal

You mean this one? http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/WDY/wbdy2002.html
It seems that a pitance was paid for it http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/WDY/wbme109hunt.html
http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/WDY/wbme109news.html
When it does turn up it looks as though there might be more than a few solicitors banging on the hanger doors demanding its return. – Nermal

Even though thats what ‘The BBC’ calls itself? Or is this like the US military denying the existance of the Aurora?;) – Nermal

anything can be saved if you have enough time and money to do so i live not too far from MAAM (Mid Atlantic Air Museum) i dont how many of you are familiar with the project they’ve undertaken and what they had to start with but they are in the process of returning a Northrop P-61 Black Widow to the air so yes your Lightning can be saved hardest part is going to be getting an engine for her if the DOD will let you have one IT REALLY BURNS ME UP THOUGH TO SEE SOME OF THE RESPONSES THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN IT MAKES ME SICK TO THINK THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HISTORIC AIRCRAFT OF WWII I CHALLENGE SOMEONE TO SAVE IT EVEN IF THEY CAN’T DO ANYTHING WITH IT AT PRESENT AT LEAST FIND IT A HOME I DON’T KNOW THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION I’M SURE SOME OF YOU CHAPS DO SOMEONE GET IN TOUCH WITH THE GROUP THAT OPERATES TWO TAXIABLE LIGHTNINGS SEE IF THEY CAN SAVE THIS RARE MK2 WHAT IS IT WITH ME AND MKII/2’S LOL

So you want everyone to know you haven’t bothered to read the whole of this thread, just the bits where people have said that it can’t be done?
The reason it can’t be done is, as put many times above, that the owner is not interested in selling it – I know next to nothing about this aircraft but with so many people writing that they have tried and failed to secure its future I guess we must resign ourselves to waiting. Stealing it is not an option, I believe, so until the owner gives permission for it to be saved it will continue to rot away.
Please take a deep breath and use the full stop (.) key a bit more. – Nermal