Lancman,

“I’d be surprised if they let just anyone ‘have a go’ anyway!”, is not quite the same as saying they wouldn’t.

Otherwise why has it not been possible to swap rides between the 17 and the Lanc because given the opportunity, the chance would have been taken long ago.

“Steve, I’ve DVD’d the first episode and I’ll try to catch the rest”.
Would you be willing to ‘distribute’ some copies when completed, for cash of course?

Bomberboy

Lancman “The BBMF aren’t in a position to lend their Lanc out to anyone- remember, every hour of it’s flying time each year is very strictly managed, and there just wouldn’t be the required spare hours available for the filming. Plus, I’d be surprised if they let just anyone ‘have a go’ anyway!

I doubt any civvy would get a chance to fly it anyway because it’s MOD property, let alone the other potential reasons you listed.

“They did kind of make it sound as if the young crew would be all alone with Sally B, though clearly that won’t be the case!”

Correct. They won’t be!

“Fancy mistaking NX611 for PA474, tut tut!”

I agree, there’s no excuse for that one!
They did show the name and the number.

Bomberboy

Type approved it for who?

It must have been a remarkable ‘upgrade’ from a Luftwaffe Mk III

Bomberboy

Surely anyone answering this one would leave themselves open?
However you are right, I remember it well, it was different.

Bomberboy

Didn’t take long getting here, but access to specific areas appears to be a ‘non starter’.

Bomberboy

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!

B-17 man

quote – ‘What happened to the tail gunners up and over sliding window that I can see in the Sierra boot with your toolbox?’

That’s a very good question, might have something to do with the scrappy throwing a wobbly and taking it out of the car again.
but that didn’t stop me removing some other items.

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