I don't know who wrote the script for this post, but their lack of knowledge and facts is probably the most amazing thing about this whole 'incredible' story.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. " The Boeing 747 was the pride of their fleet." Very next sentence... "Aristotle Onassis himself ordered the Airbus..." ..... What...???
Swamp Ghost 👻 is fortunately NOT the only intact B-17 flying fortress left in the world. There are not many, but yet a few remain airworthy. And there are some nice examples on static display.
The B-17 in the video that is shown running is the "Movie Memphis Belle" who still flies today. Operated by the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo NY. There are several other B-17's still flying too.
The only intact B-17 IN THE WORLD? I live next to a Commemorative Air Force unit in Mesa, Az and get to see a B-17 actually flying overhead pretty often.
There is a B17 less than 30 miles away from here called Sally B and in flying order, I believe it featured in the 1990s film "The Memphis Belle". It as Duxford aviation museum in the UK.
Swamp Ghost is the only surviving B-17 modification E. But these videos are made by people with the horizons of journalists. Missed one letter, the meaning has changed.
Just like when he called the Olympic Airlines 747 an Airbus I think he mispoke and meant to say the only intact complete B-17E variant left in the world. I believe all the remaining intact B-17s in the world in museums and flying are all of the F and G variants. I don't believe there is a E variant anywhere on display. So that may be what he meant to say. Its Definately NOT the only B-17 left.
Correct. There are several flying B-17's of later design. It's also not the only being restored. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortresses
As of October 2018 there were 9 operating B17 flying fortresses in existence, key word OPERATING that doesn’t include restored planes in museums or in private hands or non restored condition. 47 exist around the world of which 11 are air worthy and 40 exist in the United States.
@@funker419 Memphis Belle isn't airwirthy its on static display . There is a UK B17 "Sally B" that has Memphis Belle on one side as it was used to portray memphis Belle in some parts of that film
Jenny Davis Swamp Ghost won’t be airworthy either, it’s not talking about airworthiness in the video, it’s falsely stating that Swamp Ghost is the only one that exists.
@@501ststudios7 I wasn't talking about Swamp ghost i was replying to Funker who said Collins foundation had another flying B17 plus there are others like Memphis Belle implying Memphis Belle is airworthy where it isn't
I've been inside that very Shackleton at long marston back in the early 90's. Back then there were plenty of other planes and helicopters there in various states of repair. There are posts about it and a few of the other rotting planes on 28 days later forums if anyone's interested.
The "Be-12" on the pedestal that they mention and is also in the thumbnail is actually an older model known as the Be-6. The Be-6 has stubbier engines and no protrusion coming from the nose.
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There is a B-29 at the bottom of Lake Mead that was finally reached when the water level dropped in the 2014 - 2017 drought. It's in pretty good shape. But under 133 feet of water.
I believe that Parks and Wildlife or whatever the administration is called there have announced their intention to never allow it to be recovered. Instead they will “monitor” it . Probably until it turns into grey muck. They sound like fuckwits of the highest order to me !!????
A statement like that he made on the B17 needs to be properly quantified... I’ve flown in a B17, and see one at least once a year flying overhead here in New York. Even if he means that this is the last intact B17 E, it’s in pieces...
That photo supposedly showing a plane like the Boeing 777 that MH370 was using it obviously not not MH370. The plane would be in small pieces because it would have been torn apart by the trees.
1) the 747 is a boeing aircraft not airbus 2) there are plenty of surviving B-17s still left in the world, some still flying Get your info right before you post mate
Swamp Ghost is the only surviving B-17 modification E. But these videos are made by people with the horizons of journalists. Missed one letter, the meaning has changed.
I believe this video is an example of the best way to get a good and correct response on the internet: Do not post a question, nobody cares. Post incorrect information! Don't worry EVERYONE and their brother will correct you!.
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0:46 “When they do show up, they can be in the most expected locations.” Something tells me this narrator is an AI, not passing the Turing Test very well.
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Half-submerged cargo plane in Norman's Cay is substantially more interesting than many of these. Nice one @ "last B17 in the world". Research is overrated.
@@minnesotangaming8966 Memphis Belle at least the original one isn't flying . Sally B based at IWM Duxford (not owned by IWM) has Memphis Belle on one side as it was used as a Memphis stand in during the movie
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Unfortunately, the planes at Hellinikon X Airport were canned three months ago. The investors and the Greek state were not interested in saving a piece of its glorious history
There is a flying fully restored B-17 in Palm Springs air museum, flying several times a year over the area , and civilians can purchase a ticket for 99.00 dollars for these special events, I’ll be doing it this winter
Very poorly researched, there are many surviving B-17's, and many of them still flying - the video even showed one of them, renamed years ago as Memphis Belle. Why are you calling a Boeing 747 an Airbus - in almost the same sentence???
Watch the Nova program, "B-29: Frozen in Time." Absolutely amazing attempt to rebuild a B-29 abandoned for 50 years on frozen tundra, with results poignant in more ways than one. The attempt to restore it to flight worthiness was successful, but beyond that, all I can say is, no spoilers here. Just watch it. Thank me later.
yeah.. it's not the last B17, as i've flown in TWO of them still in the air, Aluminum Overcast and the Memphis Belle (movie version). so.. yeah... no..
I rode in old 909, a B-17 bomber, last June 2018 belonging to the Collings Foundation. It was delightfully noisy, vibrated, was windy, and it filled with the delightful aroma of smoke and aviation fuel when they started the engines. My friend took a selfie out of the top turret at 160mph, a place where many cell phones are sucked out of hands and lost forever on many flights. It was worth the price.
@@CaptRich-bi3gp Another dream fulfilled...... In November 1982, Jet and Piston Ace Bob Love flew me in his P-51 D Mustang from Livermore to Stockton, Calif to watch a restored B-25 make its first flight. On the way home he bent that thing around the checkered water tower at Stockton to give the ground people a thrill. Wow, I rode in a Mustang TWICE in one day. Still a fresh memory after all these years.
I live there i walk be the airport every day from kid i always wanted to go inside the plane there are 2 more planes 5 in total and i don't know about this maybe they will make museum or something
I found one in France whilst out for a walk. A plane that crashed in the 1960's coming back from algeria. It is irretrievable has lost its engines and wings but the fuselage is still there. I think it may have been for parachutists.
Disappearance: Date: 8 March 2014; 5 years ago Summary: Cause unknow, some debris found Site: Southern Indian Ocean (presumed) So don't believe what he say It's even not on Air Crash Investigation... yet
I don't know who wrote the script for this post, but their lack of knowledge and facts is probably the most amazing thing about this whole 'incredible' story.
Not true regarding the "only surviving B17 in the world" I flew on one about three months ago! Ye Old Pub was her name and there are others out there too including Liberty Belle being restored by The Liberty Foundation in Georgia, USA.
I've actually been ON that Shackleton. Walked the wings and been inside as well. We were working at 'Global Gathering' at Long Marsden Airfield. There was a Gloster Meteor as well and another couple of classic old fighter jets, I think there may have been a Vampire there as well...
Swamp ghost is not the only surviving B-17, it was just the only wreck left fully intact above water, there’s another B17 near where swamp ghost was recovered, it’s called the gray ghost, but it’s tail was sheered off in the wreck so it’s not intact even though all of the pieces are in the same spot.
The Commemorative Air Force, Mesa Wing, are currently touring western USA, Canada with their Fortress and a Mitchell, both restored to perfection! You can actually buy a seat for local flights if you have the means.
Actually there are a number of surviving B-17's still around, in the U.S. alone there are 9 that are airworthy with another being restored to airworthy condition. Of the B-17 E's there are currently 4 intact survivors with 1 of them being restored to airworthy condition.
There's a B-17 that flies in and out of DuPage County Airport, in West Chicago, IL on occasion. It's not based there, but it has been used for Honor Flights
I believe it is aluminum overcast, based at the eaa air museum in Oshkosh, that travels to Chicago...there are usually 4 or 5 that attend eaa every year
The purported BE-12 on the pylon is obviously not this type of aircraft. The engines are radial piston engines and not turboprops that would be found on the BE-12. I suspect that the aircraft is actually a much older design that preceded the BE-12 in Soviet service.
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"shes the only intact B17 Flying fortress left in the world !! - this is just nonsense - there are a lot of B17s still flying and intact !.. - Lots of errors in this video - shame..
9:33 Um? I am Russian and what do you mean “Serving until the fall of the Soviet Union?” Russian Air Force still uses IL-96s. They are very reliable and simple. The video is not accurate at all
"This here is the only intact B-17 in the _world_ ... that is in pieces" This according to "Amazing Crock" productions. Well, technically - he may actually have that right. sheesh
Ah....There's a fully flying B17 that flies with the Commemorative Air Force and not to mention complete examples in museums across the country. Swamp Ghost is by far not the only surviving intact B-17 from war time. Even considering the USAF Museum in Dayton has the Memphis Belle for starters that they fully restored.
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Google earth photos are taken from above cruising altitude of airplanes, there are numerous locations where planes have been in the frames of pictures.
