Gulf Coast Wing B-17 ~ Texas Raiders

Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:57 pm

Being in need of some positive news about this epic B-17 restoration ~ I was wondering is anyone could bring us up to speed on progress ?

I still have my fingers crossed that it will fly again this year !

Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:42 pm

Bomberflight...
Thanks for asking.
I hurt my back at work doing video production, so i have totally fallen off the job on B17 updates and photos.
The good news is... yesterday I just shipped some of the parts (B-17 and PT-23) purchased three or four weeks ago to their happy new owners.
But I haven't been to the airplane in 3 or 4 weeks.

Any other GCWingers out there with Da Word?

SPANNER the damaged unit

Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:19 pm

Yes Please can we have a update ! and for something totaly differnt,
any thing on the B-29 Doc ? dose she have a new building to roost in ?

Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:48 am

We were in Wichita for a family function last Saturday and laid eyes on Doc for the first time. Sad to see so much hard work sitting outside on the old terminal ramp. I didn't take the camera so no pics. The folks up there really need someone to come through with funding for a hangar--there is a LOT of work left to be done on that airplane. The work already done looks first-rate, but it really needs to be back under a roof soon.

Scott

Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:42 am

uhhhhm....

how about some reminiscence ?

Martin

Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:18 pm

Spanner ~ sorry to hear about your back ~ I know thats no fun at all.

Surfing all the heavy bomber sites ( to update the news section on my own website :roll:

) I see that Lone Star are planning to to bring their B-17 and B-25 to the 1940's Air Terminal Museum on Saturday November 17th ~ and offer rides !

Hopefully the GCW will be out in force on that day too ?

And ~ Swiss Mustangs ~ Thanks for sharing the great pictures

Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:29 pm

bomberflight wrote:
I see that Lone Star are planning to to bring their B-17 and B-25 to the 1940's Air Terminal Museum on Saturday November 17th ~ and offer rides !

That should be a really nice event! I really like the Air Terminal Museum. lots of cool history in there!

Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:12 pm

I've just recieved a Gulf Coast Wing email update ( I'm an "offshore"member ) concerning restortion progress and I thought I'd share this link with everyone.

http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/news/Co ... 40642.html

Excellent news