Flying Fortress?

[Simpo Two]

Mr_B said:

I was once in a pub called the Flying Fortress when a Flying Fortress flew past. Are their any pubs caled the Spitfire or Hurricane to try and repeat this at ?

There's the Douglas Bader pub at Martlesham: www.thedouglasbader.co.uk/website/

[CanAm]

Simpo Two said:

There's the Douglas Bader pub at Martlesham: www.thedouglasbader.co.uk/website/

And also the slightly unfortunately named Bader Arms at Tangmere.

[Ayahuasca]

CanAm said:

Simpo Two said:

There's the Douglas Bader pub at Martlesham: www.thedouglasbader.co.uk/website/

And also the slightly unfortunately named Bader Arms at Tangmere.

You could get legless in there.

[aeropilot]

Eric Mc said:

1982 was the last year Sally B performed in her original natural metal scheme. From 1983 onwards she was painted in a green/gray camouflage scheme.

Almost.

She was painted olive drab with grey undersides (and all yellow tail surfaces) during the winter of 83/84, so her last display season in natural metal finish was 1983.

I took this photo the last time I saw her display in her natural metal finish, Great Warbirds Display at West Malling in August 1983.

[Eric Mc]

Only a year out

Her initial camouflage colours were not quite right - the green was a bit too green.

She was repainted in the proper Olive Drab/Neutral Gray colours for the film Memphis Belle in 1988 and she has worn that scheme ever since.

In reality, most B-17Gs remained unpainted apart from unit colours and were left mainly in their natural metal finishes.