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Offline dtango

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B-17 down...
« on: June 13, 2011, 07:44:17 PM »
B-17 crash landed outside of Chicago.  All seven passengers escaped thankfully but the beautiful old warbird was consumed by the fire.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_bomber_crash
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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2011, 08:10:11 PM »
Alas, very sad news about the plane, and very thankful that no one died.
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Offline mthrockmor

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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2011, 08:15:09 PM »
Very sad!

Are planes like this required to have modern fire supression equipment? Would it have saved it?

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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2011, 08:20:35 PM »
Wow that really bites.  Great everyone got out OK, but It's always sad to see one of those old warbirds lost forever.

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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2011, 09:16:55 PM »
Quote from: mthrockmor on June 13, 2011, 08:15:09 PM
Very sad!

Are planes like this required to have modern fire supression equipment? Would it have saved it?

Boo

No, not that I know of.  We did have engine fire suppression systems on both the Nine O Nine and the B-24.  In the case of Liberty Bell it wouldn't have mattered judging from photos of the fire inflight.  The flames were coming from well aft of the engines, between the #1 and #2 engine -- in the area just behind the aft, inboard fuel tank.  Fire suppression systems are generally forward of the firewall.
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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2011, 01:20:05 AM »
You fly 909?
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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2011, 08:44:14 AM »
Quote from: Pigslilspaz on June 14, 2011, 01:20:05 AM
You fly 909?

I used to fly the Nine O Nine and The Dragon and His Tail.
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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2011, 04:05:40 PM »
Actually almost took a ride on 909 2 days ago, that's why I asked. Sadly, in the end, my tuition won the battle of what get's the money, lol.
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Offline Widewing

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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2011, 07:33:12 PM »
Here's the story from the guys who were flying the B-17...

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/index.html
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Offline dtango

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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2011, 10:22:42 PM »
Quote from: Widewing on June 15, 2011, 07:33:12 PM
Here's the story from the guys who were flying the B-17...

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/index.html
:aok  Thanks for posting WW.
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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2011, 04:59:52 AM »
 :cry  I hope it's not  the B17 "Sentimental Journey", what a beautiful bird , I took a $5 tour of it in El Cajon just 2 weeks ago at Wings over Gillespie airshow
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Re: B-17 down...
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2011, 08:24:43 PM »
Always sad to lose a veteran. Whether flesh and blood or aluminum and steel.

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