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| Answer to Quiz #33- October 28, 2005 What is the Yankee Lady? How many of her kind are there still in operational condition? Where is the Yankee Lady located? |
| Submitted by Dale Niesen. Click on thumbnail to see larger image. |
| Answers: 1. The Yankee Lady is a restored Boeing B-17G-110-VE heavy bomber Flying Fortress four engine bomber from WWII. 2. There are 11 still in operational condition. 3. The Yankee Lady is located at the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport in Belleville, Michigan. |
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From The website of the Yankee Museum, Belleville, MI, Yankee Flying Classics
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/YAFFly.html:
The Yankee Lady, the Yankee Air Museum's B-17G, was purchased and flown to its
new home in July 1986 from Mesa, Arizona. Built at the end of production for this type
at Lockheed's Vega Division in Burbank, California, the aircraft was constructed too
late to be assigned to combat. The meticulous restoration of the Yankee Lady lasted for
9 years and the 'Lady' finally took to the air again in the summer of 1995. This aircraft
now represents a typical combat 'G' model bearing the markings of the 381st
Bombardment Group, 534th Squadron.
The B-17 'Flying Fortress' was first flown in 1943. It was the largest heavy bomber of
its time before and during much of WWII. Production by Boeing, Douglas, and
Lockheed Aircraft Company totaled 12,731. Today approximately 50 survive in
museums worldwide, and fewer than 12 are maintained to flyable status.
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/YAFFly.html:
The Yankee Lady, the Yankee Air Museum's B-17G, was purchased and flown to its
new home in July 1986 from Mesa, Arizona. Built at the end of production for this type
at Lockheed's Vega Division in Burbank, California, the aircraft was constructed too
late to be assigned to combat. The meticulous restoration of the Yankee Lady lasted for
9 years and the 'Lady' finally took to the air again in the summer of 1995. This aircraft
now represents a typical combat 'G' model bearing the markings of the 381st
Bombardment Group, 534th Squadron.
The B-17 'Flying Fortress' was first flown in 1943. It was the largest heavy bomber of
its time before and during much of WWII. Production by Boeing, Douglas, and
Lockheed Aircraft Company totaled 12,731. Today approximately 50 survive in
museums worldwide, and fewer than 12 are maintained to flyable status.
Click on thumbnail to read about other Yankee
Flying Classics on the Yankee Air Museum's
website.
Flying Classics on the Yankee Air Museum's
website.
| The Yankee Lady |
The Yankee Lady was produced on 7/16/1945, but it never saw wartime service. The
"Yankee Lady" is one of 8680 B-17's manufactured near the end of the war, but there is
just one "Yankee Lady". Her serial number is 44-85829 and it is owned by the "Yankee
Air Force," located at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI.
For a comprehensive history and chronology of the Yankee Lady, see:
http://www.fscwv.edu/users/rheffner/b17/yankee.shtml
For a list of existing B-17's and other Vintage Aircraft that are still in existence, see the
Yankee Air Museum's page at: http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/presbrcp.htm. The
list includes information on the location of many of the aircraft, with links to sites
containing pictures and text about their histories.
"Yankee Lady" is one of 8680 B-17's manufactured near the end of the war, but there is
just one "Yankee Lady". Her serial number is 44-85829 and it is owned by the "Yankee
Air Force," located at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI.
For a comprehensive history and chronology of the Yankee Lady, see:
http://www.fscwv.edu/users/rheffner/b17/yankee.shtml
For a list of existing B-17's and other Vintage Aircraft that are still in existence, see the
Yankee Air Museum's page at: http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/presbrcp.htm. The
list includes information on the location of many of the aircraft, with links to sites
containing pictures and text about their histories.
| Interesting trivia: The Yankee Lady was used in the movie Tora Tora Tora! |
Personal notes from our readers:
Note about Willow Run Airport. During WWII the Ford Motor Company produced B-24
bombers there. After the war, the government sold Willow Run to the University
of Michigan for $ 1.00 to operate. I attended Michigan after the war on the G.I.Bill.
The University assigned apartments to the veterans at Willow Run. The university bused
us back and forth to Ann Arbor. I soon found housing in Ann Arbor --Yes I know
Willow Run. - Bob McKenna
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It’s good to hear from and I am glad to see that the Yankee Lady will see some
publicity. She flies over my house several times each summer and the sound of her
engines is very distinct, so I can hear the lady long before she can be seen. There is no
other plane in the area that sounds anything like her. - Dale Niesen
This is located just down the road from my house at the Yankee Air Museum at
Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. I never realized this plane was in "Tora Tora
Tora". Cool! I've seen it go over our house once and it was pretty impressive!
Note about Willow Run Airport. During WWII the Ford Motor Company produced B-24
bombers there. After the war, the government sold Willow Run to the University
of Michigan for $ 1.00 to operate. I attended Michigan after the war on the G.I.Bill.
The University assigned apartments to the veterans at Willow Run. The university bused
us back and forth to Ann Arbor. I soon found housing in Ann Arbor --Yes I know
Willow Run. - Bob McKenna
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It’s good to hear from and I am glad to see that the Yankee Lady will see some
publicity. She flies over my house several times each summer and the sound of her
engines is very distinct, so I can hear the lady long before she can be seen. There is no
other plane in the area that sounds anything like her. - Dale Niesen
This is located just down the road from my house at the Yankee Air Museum at
Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. I never realized this plane was in "Tora Tora
Tora". Cool! I've seen it go over our house once and it was pretty impressive!
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The Aero Vintage Books website is an excellent source of information on B-17s. The
page contains links for a B-17 locator, a B-17 civil registration list, B-17 news, and B17
links. See http://www.aerovintage.com/b17list.htm.It also has a list of complete B-17
airframes that are still around. Here is their summary of the list:
Summary of B-17 status from the Aero Vintage Books site
page contains links for a B-17 locator, a B-17 civil registration list, B-17 news, and B17
links. See http://www.aerovintage.com/b17list.htm.It also has a list of complete B-17
airframes that are still around. Here is their summary of the list:
Summary of B-17 status from the Aero Vintage Books site
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For a really cool map of where the remaining B-17s can be found, see:
http://www.ratol.fi/~tmannine/b-17/b-17_locations_usa.htm
http://www.ratol.fi/~tmannine/b-17/b-17_locations_usa.htm
For a list of all B-17s that have had a civil registration during the last 50 years, see
http://www.aerovintage.com/b17list.htm.The Yankee Lady is listed the third from last.
http://www.aerovintage.com/b17list.htm.The Yankee Lady is listed the third from last.
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