B17 Lost in US

[Mayfly]

Believed to be Liberty Belle - thankfully all crew are reported to be safe.

Here

Thanks to FC

[Xplumberlives]

Thankfully ALL seven crew got out safely!

[Gaz]

That's a lucky escape all round, by the looks of it.

Does that photo look fake to anyone else though?

[Mayfly]

In what way?

It's a different pic to the one I first saw.

[Dan4th]

Aw, Crap!

Glad no one bought it, but this is
a real shame!

I'm guessing bad fuel.

Only a guess, though..........

Danf.

[Gaz]

In what way?

It's a different pic to the one I first saw.

I dunno, just doesn't look right. Could be my eyes though

[Jigsaw]

I know what you mean Gaz. I think it is real but it just does not look right to me either (if that makes sense).

Glad everyone appears to be ok. Shame to lose such an aircraft.

$430 seems a bloody good price for a ride in one though.

[Xplumberlives]

I know what you mean Gaz. I think it is real but it just does not look right to me either (if that makes sense).

Glad everyone appears to be ok. Shame to lose such an aircraft.

$430 seems a bloody good price for a ride in one though.

Not that flight though!

[Jigsaw]

I know what you mean Gaz. I think it is real but it just does not look right to me either (if that makes sense).

Glad everyone appears to be ok. Shame to lose such an aircraft.

$430 seems a bloody good price for a ride in one though.

Not that flight though!

Good grief no. Far to short mate

[Dan4th]

I think they were in transit, not with pax.........

D.

[Terryjones]

Glad everyone got out. Shame if it can't be restored, at least to a static display. I wonder if there will be repercussions on the other flying examples, I don't know how may there are but it can't be many. The picture does look odd, maybe a black and white photo would look more authentic

Terry

[Gaz]

They've changed the picture now to include the tail section. It is real, no question!

[MOD]

Looking at the pictures, that sort of 'burn out' usually means that the aircraft had a successful crash-landing following a localised (engine?) fire, ie the airframe did not collapse catastrophically before it landed - it all appears to be ,relatively, intact.

Hence the crew/passengers got out before the fuel and alumin(i)um fire became well established.

[Mags]

Such good news everyone got out

Just checked back some older photos - saw her at Duxford 2008. Lovely aircraft

[Leebee0]

Just found this video footage

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=8188037

Lee.

[Wedgy]

Very sad

[Cluny]

Bugger

[Mayfly]

Hoping for a tour round Sally B at Waddington [provisionally arranged] will be even more poignant now!

[Mayfly]

Some good pics of events as they unfolded ..

Here

[Hungry Haggis]

Dam .Glad no one was injured .Sorry to see that theres not a lot left of her now .But others like Sally B might benefit from the event hopefully.

[Sploosher]

Heres hoping that parts of her can be used to keep the rest flying.................

[Gully]

Damn shame. Got some nice pictures of her at Duxford a few years ago.

Gully

[Donnus]

such a shame the death of another icon

[Jigsaw]

Some good pics of events as they unfolded ..

Here

WOW. Thanks for that

[Xplumberlives]

Some good pics of events as they unfolded ..

Here

Having looked through those pictures, it would seem that the FIRE CREW stood and watched!

I wonder if their policy was that as no human life was at risk, they should not endanger themselves!

Please do not view my comments as critical, I was not there and wondered if that was the way things are at rural airports in America.