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Re: Boeing 247
Posted by bdk on Wed Nov 20, 2002 06:33:56 PM
In reply top Boeing Bee posted by Pat Carry on Mon Nov 18, 2002 06:25:14 PM
I was at Everett a few weeks ago and they were completing the annual inspection on the 247, so it would seem that they intend to keep it flying.
: Today I received an e-mail from the Museum of Flight in Se
: attle in response to an inquiry I made about the status of
: their B-17 "Boeing Bee". Mr Dennis Parks responded by say
: ing the plane does not fly and probably never will again u
: nless a sponsor steps forward. He also stated their Boeing
: 247 costs $1,100 for insurance every time they fly it so
: this plane will also be a hangar queen for the forseeable
: future. Too bad!