Historic B-17 flies into Long Beach

The B-17G "Liberty Belle" N390TH/297849/O-J (c/n 8643) will be on display at Signature Aviation this coming Saturday and Sunday(March 6/7). For tickets to fly on the plane, call (918) 340-0243. For more information on the Liberty Belle and the Liberty Foundation, check out http://www.libertyfoundation.org/

(Photo: Jeff Gritchen - Press Telegram)

Friday 5-1-09

Collings Foundation B-24J Liberator NX224X, B-17G NL93012 and TP-51C NL251MX arrived between 2:30pm and 2:35pm and all the aircraft parked at Signature. They will be here on display until May 5th before leaving for Camarillo. Rides are also available. For more information, check out http://www.collingsfoundation.org

NetJets Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N487QS (c/n 1287) arrived from Palm Springs Intl (KPSP) at 2:52pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Volga-Dnepr Airlines AN-124 RA-82044 arrived at 4:18pm from Biggs Aaf (Fort Bliss) (KBIF) and is parked on taxiway Alpha. The plane will be here through the weekend with a tentative scheduled departure time of 9:00am Monday May 4.

Tail numbers noted on the Gulfstream ramp: N624GJ, OE-IVV, G550 c/n 5224 with "The Chatwal" titles on tail.

B-17G photo from 1965

This B-17G, N3193C (ex. 44-85829 c/n 8738) is caught by the camera on April 16, 1965 and belonged to Fairchild Camera & Instrument Co at the time. Photo taken by R. Hufford/AAHS Archives.