B-17 "Yankee Lady" SOLD OFF

much to the dismay of Museum goers and Michigan Aviation enthusiasts alike the Michigan Flight Museum formerly known as the Yankee Air museum until May of this year announced the sale of its B7 bomber November 3193 golf known as the Yankee lady was built in 1945 as serial number 444-8585 CEO Kevin Walsh who wrote The Following for almost four decades the museum has been honored and privileged to be the restorer and caretaker of an important valuable piece of American aviation history the B7 Yankee lady however after evaluating the future of the aircraft and its role in our organization the board of directors unanimously has determined that the museum is no longer the best option for continuing as its caretaker furthermore it was determined by the board of directors that now is the time to entrust this beautiful aircraft's future to another caretaker the Yankee lady has become a significant generator of revenue for the museum to the extent that we have developed an unrealistic dependency on it simply put interruptions to its Revenue stream due to the aircraft's inability to participate in our flight program have become hardships for the museum in other words we don't feel the museum can ensure her flying future to the extent we feel is appropriate for a historical artifact of her importance and Rarity it was a difficult and emotional decision for all concerned but it was deemed appropriate to ensure the future well-being of the aircraft and Museum the Yankee lady is headed to a new home and new owner who has the resources to ensure her preservation and flyability for decades to come the aircraft was rumored to have sold for $15 million to a private collector in Sacramento who already has quite the collection of warbirds over the past couple years the Yankee lady has had quite the string of bad luck in 2023 the aircraft as well as the eight other still flying b7s was grounded following the cracking of the eaa's aluminum overcast the aircraft was hangered at Yankees Rous aeronautic Center at willowrun airport while the museum as well as the other operators waited for the FAA to release the ad and instructions for the inspection that would be performed thankfully for the Yankee lady the inspection found no defects and it would be allowed to turn to the air during The Following fall The Hanger door on the same hanger would fail collapsing onto the ramp because of the impending cold of Winter the opening for the hanger would have to be walled off with plywood in order to keep the pipes inside from freezing once again trapping the Yankee lady inside the Michigan flight museum is located at the historic willowrun airport with various building locations on the Airfield notably the museum takes up a portion of the historic willowrun bomber plant which used to to produce the B24 in World War II with the sale of the B17 the museum is down to four non-static aircraft these consist of its North American B25 named Rosy's reply A Douglas c47 named hairless Joe a uh1 Huey helicopter which all fly in and out of air shows and give rides as well as a 48b Ford Tri motor that is currently being brought back to an airworthy State thanks for watching many Aviation enthusiasts have already voiced their opinions on this situation so feel free to leave a comment below and tell me what you think of this situation as always don't forget to like And subscribe [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 4min 30sec (270 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 06 2024