Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 10, 2025
Preparing for the Ferry Flight As part of the aircrafts transition to its new home, Job Savage is undergoing a thorough checkout process under the instruction of Tony Wood, a seasoned pilot known for flying the Cavanaugh Flight Museums Skyraiders. Marine Corps markings, which it still wears today.
Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 18, 2024
For ferry flights, two 410-gallon tanks could be installed in the bomb bay, giving the bomber a 3,400-mile range. On descent, manifold pressures are reduced about 2 inches every two minutes. For normal (noncombat) cruise, the B-17 burns approximately 200 gallons of fuel per hour and 10 gallons of oil per hour.
Aerotime
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The aircraft, which was operating a ferry flight between Tretyakovo Airport (ICAO: UUMT), where it had been undergoing maintenance, and Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), crashed in a forested area in the Kolomensky district near the Russian capital, causing the death of the three crew members onboard.
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