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Liberty Belle destroyed.
Published on 14th June 2011
by ranger703, 3271 views
Aircraft Accidents & Incidents
USA - Illinois
Liberty Foundation
The 'Liberty-Belle' a restored WWII B17 bomber was on its way to the Indianapolis Regional Airport in Greenfield, when it had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield outside of Aurora, Ill. due to an in-flight fire on Monday morning,the 13th June 2011.
The fuselage and cockpit were heavily damaged by the spreading fire after the landing, but the seven crew members and volunteers on board walked away without serious injury.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren (2404)
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Liberty Foundation (N390TH)
Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Int
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Comments
1 Greg Bishop
(19. 6. 2011, 15:37 CET)
Great posting, especially the photos. I'm sure you would choose to have the accurate
informtion posted about Liberty Belle. She did not crash. The crew landed her wheels-down
in a farmer's field, a fire confined to her #2 engine. Activating the onboard fire
suppression system, the crew and passengers had time to abandon her, even taking their
belongings. Larger fire apparatus could not reach her. The engine fire progressed rapidly,
until only the tail section, 4 engines (partly burned), and a small part of the wing and
nose section remained. Greg Bishop, retired Fire Captain, volunteer flight crew (for
another WWII bomber tour).
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