[Milsurplus] B17

[Mark K3MSB]

 >>A PB4Y-2 (Navy converted B-24) crashed 15 years or so ago in California
due to a wing spar failure.
>>It was putting out forest fires.  When that happened, the federal
government put out a requirement
>>that any four-engine aircraft over a certain age get new wing spars.
That hit the historic aviation
>>community hard.

Charlie, are you sure that applied to all 4 engine aircraft over a certain
age,  or only those used as fire bombers?

73 Mark K3MSB




On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 8:22 PM CL in NC via Milsurplus <
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> From our historian at Lucky 13:
>
> It’s Nine O’ Nine from the Collings Foundation.  Of course, she’s not the
> real Nine O’ Nine.   The real one, 42-31909, flew some 140 missions with
> the 91BG.  This one was actually 44-83575.  Like most survivors, she was a
> built too late to see combat.
>
> The Collings Foundation regularly tours the Eastern US, so I’ve seen her
> in person several times.  They’re not the friendliest people in the world,
> but they’re still part of our community.
>
> Seeing the photos, it’s pretty bad.  All that’s left is the tail gun and
> outer left wing.  Last I heard, two are dead and six are horrifically
> burned.  None of the 13 involved have been shown yet though.
>
> I put up a notice as soon as I heard, calling to pray for everyone’s
> safety.
>
> A PB4Y-2 (Navy converted B-24) crashed 15 years or so ago in California
> due to a wing spar failure.  It was putting out forest fires.  When that
> happened, the federal government put out a requirement that any four-engine
> aircraft over a certain age get new wing spars.  That hit the historic
> aviation community hard.
>
> The crash of Liberty Belle didn’t cause too big a splash back when it
> happened because nobody was hurt and the aircraft was poorly restored.  The
> Collings Foundation takes pretty good care of their aircraft though, as
> they have plenty of money.
>
> Whatever comes out of this, I think it is bound to be harsh.
>
> Sad day.
>
>
> de Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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