Sally B

Sally B
The Sally B in 2005
General information
TypeB-17G
Flying Fortress
ManufacturerBoeing
Construction number8693
RegistrationG-BEDF
Serial44-85784
History
In service1945–54
Preserved atDuxford
FateAirworthy
Elly Sallingboe awarded the Transport Trust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008

Sally B is the name of an airworthy 1945-built Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress. At 79 years old, she is the only airworthy B-17 based in Europe, as well as one of three B-17s preserved in the United Kingdom. The aircraft is presently based at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, in eastern England.[1] Sally B flies at airshows in the UK and across Europe as well as serving as an airborne memorial to the United States Army Air Forces airmen who lost their lives in the European theatre during World War II.

  1. ^ "Sally B: The History". www.sallyb.org.uk/. Retrieved 2008-07-29.