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roel lodder
- Scramble Senior
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- Joined: 22 Jun 2007, 15:38
Have you seen this message?
When the Going Gets Tough… the Tough Get Going!
We are sorry that the UK’s only airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress, Sally B is momentarily grounded. Now in her 63rd year, the job of keeping this flying memorial in the air is always hard work and sometimes luck is just not on our side...
Over the winter, in readiness for the 2008 flying season, a replacement engine was fitted but in early May this sadly failed during a test run. With important assignments coming up, including the Duxford show and our salute to the American Military Cemetery at Madingley, followed by the Biggin Hill International air Fair the decision was taken to change this engine.
Thanks to the wonderful recent financial contributions from Bertie Ashby and our Sally B Supporters Club members we were in the position to be able to enlist a full-time professional engineer to assist with this second engine change. This would put us back on schedule for the season.
All concerned were devastated when this engine also failed during its first flight. Lady luck was just not with us this time.
At this moment we cannot tell you when Sally B will be back where she belongs - in the air. Everything that can be done to turn this situation around safely and quickly is being done.
So, rest assured, although the team are well and truly saddened by this sequence of events we will bounce back.
We have many people around us who help us in so many ways, no more so than through the incredible efforts of our Supporters Club, that we will overcome this. We are sorry to have missed the beginning of the season but hope to resume our flying programme in July at the Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford.
Elly Sallingboe
B-17 Operator
We will keep you updated on our website http://www.sallyb.org.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
When the Going Gets Tough… the Tough Get Going!
We are sorry that the UK’s only airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress, Sally B is momentarily grounded. Now in her 63rd year, the job of keeping this flying memorial in the air is always hard work and sometimes luck is just not on our side...
Over the winter, in readiness for the 2008 flying season, a replacement engine was fitted but in early May this sadly failed during a test run. With important assignments coming up, including the Duxford show and our salute to the American Military Cemetery at Madingley, followed by the Biggin Hill International air Fair the decision was taken to change this engine.
Thanks to the wonderful recent financial contributions from Bertie Ashby and our Sally B Supporters Club members we were in the position to be able to enlist a full-time professional engineer to assist with this second engine change. This would put us back on schedule for the season.
All concerned were devastated when this engine also failed during its first flight. Lady luck was just not with us this time.
At this moment we cannot tell you when Sally B will be back where she belongs - in the air. Everything that can be done to turn this situation around safely and quickly is being done.
So, rest assured, although the team are well and truly saddened by this sequence of events we will bounce back.
We have many people around us who help us in so many ways, no more so than through the incredible efforts of our Supporters Club, that we will overcome this. We are sorry to have missed the beginning of the season but hope to resume our flying programme in July at the Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford.
Elly Sallingboe
B-17 Operator
We will keep you updated on our website http://www.sallyb.org.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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topgun1984
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- Joined: 08 Mar 2007, 06:45
- Type of spotter: A non cursing 4RTY F4RTY
- Location: Gorinchem
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aviodromefriend
- Scramble Master
- Posts: 3523
- Joined: 03 Dec 2006, 22:10
- Type of spotter: zo snel afgekeurd, ik kreeg geen kans S5 te worden
- Location: Airshows, EHKD, Where HAT eh took me
B-17
So, no clown on the runway 
Hope for him Arjan can still cancel his suit
Or is BAD now trying to get Pink Lady to fill up Sally B's absence?
Otherways, In Sweden there is also a B-17, although a different aircraft, operated by the Flygvapenmuseum at Linkoping.
Hope for him Arjan can still cancel his suitOr is BAD now trying to get Pink Lady to fill up Sally B's absence?
Otherways, In Sweden there is also a B-17, although a different aircraft, operated by the Flygvapenmuseum at Linkoping.
De Zamboni heeft kramp in zijn achterwiel
Jan Maarten Smeets, Heerenveen 31 oktober 2009
Jan Maarten Smeets, Heerenveen 31 oktober 2009
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topgun1984
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if you had read the previous article about the Sally B that JB5 posted, then you can make out of it that the Sally B is going to fly again hopefully in july... they CAN'T come to the Opendays (dutchmode....HELAAS DUS NIET dutchmode off)Daniele wrote:so.. I didn't understand: is Sally B going to come to Leeuwarden? In the program of the SallyB website is present...
Greetz,
Topgun
YOU DON'T NEED WHITE LENSES IF YOU GOT A WHITE CAMERA.
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Eggroll70
- Scramble Rookie
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- Subscriber Scramble: Jim van de Burgt
- Location: Wijk bij Duurstede, NL
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Made in Russia
Will there be anything like a Mig, Sukhoi or Mi. ?
Love these Russian made devices to see!
Love these Russian made devices to see!
Be patient Perrie, be patient !!!perrie wrote:Yes, very nice to see irish PC-9M's again
Can't they make a demoteam of them like they used to have with the Fouga's? That was nice.
Per
Not this year for sure as more and more pilots need training of the fixed wings.
Next to that the GOC , Gen. Ralph James, has to give "green light " for this.
When it happens..... Scramble will be the first to know
Guinness