Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Aluminum Overcast"

[Jay Beckman]

From OSH 2009:








This is how we usually saw AO several times a day...

[Joe Copalman]

Righteous shots Jay!

Especially that head-on take-off shot. 

[Jay Beckman]

Righteous shots Jay!

Especially that head-on take-off shot. 

Thanks Joe...

Being camped right off the end of RWY 27 had it's advantages! 

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The B-17 Aluminum Overcast
The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17G-VE, serial number 44-85740 - nicknamed, Aluminum Overcast, was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps on May 18, 1945.  Although delivered too late to see action in World War II, the airplane has an interesting history.
           
First Owner
Purchased as surplus from the military inventory for a mere $750 in 1946, the airplane has flown more than 1 million miles. It has served as a cargo hauler, an aerial mapping platform and in pest control and forest dusting applications.
         
Return to Military Roots
The airplane's return to its military roots began in 1978, when it was purchased by a group of investors who wished to preserve the heritage of the magnificent B-17. The group, "B-17s Around the World," was headed by Dr. Bill Harrison. Their goal was to return the B-17 to its former glory

www.classicwarbirds.net

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[phantomphan1974]

@ VNY

[Chris Kennedy]

The business end.

The plane was actually built by Lockheed/Vega.

[Chris Kennedy]

There are quite a few posts with missing photos in this thread. If one of the admins reads this you might want to remove those.

[Brian Lockett]

I joined Chris at Deer Valley for the media flight of Aluminum Overcast Thursday.





I have more photos of Aluminum Overcast on my web site at Air-and-Space.com