Liberty Belle crashes
 

Nooooooooo! :cry:

Classic B-17 down in Illinois. Everybody got out okay, but the plane, well...

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...pb2006/lib.jpg

http://www.wthr.com/story/14893917/v...es-in-illinois

I'm due to see two flying B-17s at an airshow this weekend, and this'll certainly be a sad reminder of how few of them are left now...

Damn. :-?

B17 crases in Illinois
 

Just...sad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_876008.html

A World War II-era bomber has crashed in the Chicago suburbs, as authorities try to figure out what caused a damaging fire onboard the craft.
The B-17 bomber, known as a "Flying Fortress," is believed to be the Liberty Belle, a plane that was at the Aurora Municipal Airport 40 miles west of Chicago over the weekend.

Oh bugger :nope:

:damn::damn::damn::damn:

:Kaleun_Crying:

bugger.

Damn. Sad to see another one of these old ladies gone.

Have to admit its a beautiful aircraft, and sad to see one like that. (don't know what I would do if the last flying Lancaster bomber was to crash)

Damn shame. :down:

Just read this on an aviation site but at least all seven occupants walked away from it.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,5852034.story

Had the chance to go inside a B-17 when I was little, very sad to see one lost. :cry:

This is really sad. But, after all, it is good luck that the crew survived.

:nope::nope::nope:

I did a hop in Aluminum Overcast a few years ago. It was awesome.

Sad to see a warbird crash, but at least there were no fatalities.

It's interesting that the article says the fire was in #1 engine, yet both wings are intact. I'm curious to read the whole story. Still, I agree it was the proverbial good landing for the crew.

I love the video of the fly-along. My only complaint is that the cameraman didn't to a full 360 sweep from the top turret.

:down::down::down::down::down::down::down::down:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...6/62341960.jpg

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...6/62341963.jpg


Those are from the link that Jimbuna posted. Does not look like an engine fire to me. Fuel leak maybe?

No matter though. It is a sad loss.

Aaah ****. :damn: At least the crew made it out, looks like a good emergency landing there. :yep:

This is the same B-17 that was badly damaged in the 1979 tornado that destroyed the old Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks.

Poor plane must have bad karma. :damn: