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B-17G Liberty Belle EPO 1875mm (PNF)
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| Wingspan | 1875mm |
| Length | 1350mm |
| Flying Weight | 2750g |
| Esc | 4 x 20A ESC |
| Servos | 6 x 9g Servo |
| Landing Gear | Electric Retracts |
| Includes | All y-leads |
Specs:, Motor:, 4 x 700kv Brushless Outrunner Motor, Requires:, Your Own 6 Channel TX/RX,
This B-17G was purchased by aviation enthusiast Don Brooks, who formed the Liberty Foundation to exhibit the plane as the Liberty Belle. Restoration began in 1992 with parts from another damaged B-17 (44-85813), performed by Tom Reilly and company/Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum (aka "Bombertown USA"), located at that time at Kissimmee Gateway field, Kissimmee, Florida. She returned to the air on December 8, 2004, and had been touring the air show circuit since then.
Sadly she was lost on the morning of June 13, 2011, Liberty Belle made a forced landing in Oswego, Illinois, after taking off from Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot of a T-6 Texan chase plane informed Liberty Belle's pilot that the B-17 inboard left wing was on fire and advised an immediate landing. The bomber landed successfully in a nearby field and the seven people aboard were able to evacuate without injury, but due to the muddy ground the fire engines could not reach it......
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