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Re: Сгорел последний...
>Liberty Bell разбилась сегодня около Чикаго - в воздуxе загорелся один из моторов. Пилот успешно посадил самолет в поле и все на борту успешно покинули самолет, но потушить горяший двигатель не смогли и самолет почти полностью сгорел. Обидно...
> http://www.examiner.com/general-aviation-in-chicago/liberty-foundation-b-17-destroyed-after-emergency-landing-near-aurora-municipal-video
Что значит "последний летающий"? То что остальные, пригодные по своему состоянию к полётам не летают, а просто хранятся? Их ещё есть в наличие:
Edit to Add: From Wiki, list of surviving B-17's
Airworthy
United States
B-17F (s/n 42-29782) Boeing Bee is airworthy but stored at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.
B-17G (s/n 44-8543) Chuckie is airworthy and owned by Training Services Inc. in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
B-17G (s/n 44-83514) Sentimental Journey is airworthy and owned by Commemorative Air Force in Midland, Texas.
B-17G (s/n 44-83546) Memphis Belle is airworthy and owned by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. in Anaheim, California.
B-17G (s/n 44-83563) Fuddy Duddy is airworthy and owned by Martin Aviation Inc. in Santa Ana, California.
B-17G (s/n 44-83575) Nine-O-Nine is airworthy and owned by the Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts.
B-17G (s/n 44-83785) Evergreen International is airworthy and owned by Evergreen Vintage Aircraft Inc. in McMinnville, Oregon.
B-17G (s/n 44-83872) Texas Raiders is airworthy and owned by the Commemorative Air Force in Midland, Texas.
B-17G (s/n 44-85718) Thunderbird is airworthy and owned by the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
B-17G (s/n 44-85740) Aluminum Overcast is airworthy and owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
B-17G (s/n 44-85778) Miss Angela is airworthy and owned by the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.
B-17G (s/n 44-85829) Yankee Lady is airworthy and owned by the Yankee Air Force in Belleville, Michigan.
France
B-17G (s/n 44-8846) Pink Lady is airworthy and owned by Forteresse Toujours Volante in Paris.
United Kingdom
B-17G (G-BEDF) Sally B is airworthy and owned by Imperial War Museum in Duxford and painted as 124485.