Aluminum Overcast - Wikipedia
Through its association as the "flagship" of the EAA, Aluminum Overcast has become one of the most recognizable examples of the B-17, due to its extensive touring schedule with over one million flight miles accumulated.
Update on B-17G 44-85740 (Aluminum Overcast): July 25, 2023
2023年8月2日 · A short update on the status of B-17G 44-85740 (N5017N), better known as the EAA’s Aluminum Overcast. For the week of AirVenture at Oshkosh, the disassembled B-17 was pulled out of the EAA’s Kermit Weeks maintenance hangar to …
History of EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast - EAA | Experimental …
EAA’s B-17G-VE, serial number 44-85740 - nicknamed Aluminum Overcast, was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps on May 18, 1945. Although delivered too late to see action in World War II, the airplane has an interesting history.
Update on EAA B-17G Aluminum Overcast - Aero Vintage Books
2022年1月29日 · The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17G, Aluminum Overcast (44-85740, N5017N), has been grounded at Punta Gorda, Florida, since April 2021 after a wing-attach issue was found. An update was recently provided by the EAA Director of Communications, Dick Knapinski, on the progress of the needed repair:
B-17 Aluminum Overcast | EAA Museum - EAA | Experimental …
2016年8月11日 · EAA's beautifully restored B-17 Flying Fortress, Aluminum Overcast, has returned to the EAA Aviation Museum’s Eagle Hangar. Prior to the start of EAA’s B-17 national tours in 1994, Aluminum Overcast was a highlight for museum visitors.
EAA B-17G Aluminum Overcast – Status Update
2022年1月31日 · The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17G, Aluminum Overcast (44-85740, N5017N), has been at Punta Gorda, Florida since April 2021, grounded after a wing-attach issue was found. The EAA's Director of Communications, Dick Knapinski, recently provided a progress update on the necessary repairs:
B-17 Aluminum Overcast on the Road Back to Oshkosh
2023年2月4日 · The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast (44-85740) is finally on its way back to its winter home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, albeit, not under its own power sadly.
The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17G-VE, serial number 44-85740 - nicknamed Aluminum Overcast, was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps on May 18, 1945. Although delivered too late to see action in World War II, the airplane has an interesting history.
Aluminum Overcast Specifications - Experimental Aircraft …
Weights: Basic Empty Weight - 34,000 lbs ... Gross Weight (Wartime) - 65,500 lbs. Number Built: 12,732. Production peaked at 16 airplanes a day in April 1944. Today, there about a dozen B-17s still flying.
Aluminum Overcast - Military Wiki
Renamed Aluminum Overcast, the name commemorates the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group (Heavy)'s B-17G #42-102516 that was shot down on its 34th combat mission over Le Manoir, France, on 13 August 1944. Veterans of the …