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#3317745 - 06/13/11 12:06 PM B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down
Weasel_Keeper SimHQ Forums Manager Hotshot Registered: 06/28/01 Posts: 9789 Loc: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	http://www.wthr.com/story/14893917/vintage-plane-crashes-in-illinois _________________________ "Cave Putorium!" SoWW #2485 Beware the Weasel
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#3317748 - 06/13/11 12:09 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Weasel_Keeper]
Arthonon Hotshot Registered: 09/28/04 Posts: 6218 Loc: California	Wow, that's just devastating. Glad everyone got out OK, but that's a terrible loss of an aircraft. _________________________ Ken Cartwright No single drop of rain feels it is responsible for the flood. http://www.techflyer.net
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#3317750 - 06/13/11 12:09 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Weasel_Keeper]
Chucky Senior Member Registered: 04/06/08 Posts: 3654 Loc: UK Midlands	That is bad news. Looks like they all survived though.
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#3317752 - 06/13/11 12:11 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Weasel_Keeper]
Sluggish Controls Member Registered: 06/21/05 Posts: 1016 Loc: Hong Kong	Damn... Love to see these old bids flying but they seem to all eventually end that way Afterall, they were never meant to clock so many flying hours. At least the crew walked away from this one. Cheers, Slug _________________________ "Major Burns isn't saying much of anything, Sir. I think he's formulating the answer..." - Radar - MAS*H
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#3317753 - 06/13/11 12:11 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Chucky]
Weasel_Keeper SimHQ Forums Manager Hotshot Registered: 06/28/01 Posts: 9789 Loc: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	A buddy of mine works on the other side of the airport where my base is and is supposed to be getting a B-17 in for avionics upgrades in a week or two. Hope this wasn't that one. _________________________ "Cave Putorium!" SoWW #2485 Beware the Weasel
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#3317758 - 06/13/11 12:17 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Weasel_Keeper]
adlabs6 ArmA2 & Iron Front Player! Veteran Registered: 11/11/04 Posts: 15390 Loc: Texas, USA	Some of the stories seem to indicate that he landed in a field due to an onboard fire, which continued after they escaped. http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2211477&spid=
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#3317761 - 06/13/11 12:18 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Weasel_Keeper]
PFunk SimHQ Redneck Veteran Registered: 07/03/03 Posts: 12354 Loc: N. Central Texas	This breaks my heart. _________________________ If you can't get everyone to get on board with you, scaring the living hell out of everybody is the next best way to get attention and feel needed. www.sixmanfootball.com
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#3317767 - 06/13/11 12:23 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Weasel_Keeper]
20mm Site Emeritus Honorary Forums Manager Sierra Hotel Registered: 01/03/01 Posts: 40086 Loc: Tucson AZ	Terrible news. The Liberty Belle is the B-17 I took a ride in several years ago. What a loss of a great aircraft. _________________________ Pat Tillman (1976-2004): 4 years Arizona State University, graduated with high honors. 5 seasons National Football League player, Arizona Cardinals. Forever United States Army Ranger.
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#3317768 - 06/13/11 12:25 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: Arthonon]
Bill_Grant Senior Member Registered: 06/06/01 Posts: 3948 Loc: Dallas, TX	Originally Posted By: Arthonon Wow, that's just devastating. Glad everyone got out OK, but that's a terrible loss of an aircraft. +1 _________________________ ~Bill Life is hard. It's even harder when you are stupid.
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#3317773 - 06/13/11 12:30 PM Re: B-17 "Liberty Belle" Down [Re: 20mm]
Corsair8X Dagestan, Dover, DMZ Senior Member Registered: 10/27/05 Posts: 4828 Loc: Oakville, Ontario, Canada	Originally Posted By: 20mm Terrible news. The Liberty Belle is the B-17 I took a ride in several years ago. What a loss of a great aircraft. That was the first thing I thought when I saw the thread. Terrible. I had hoped that it would some day come up here and I could go for a ride as well. So sad to see these old birds go. I am happy that everybody survived. _________________________ Corsair8X virtually making history 30mm at a time
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