B-17 'Yankee Lady' [Credit: Robert C. Gerard-Night]
Key Takeaways:
The Michigan Flight Museum is selling its iconic Boeing B-17G "Yankee Lady" to an unnamed new owner.
The decision was driven by the museum's over-reliance on the aircraft's ride revenue and the high costs and challenges of ensuring its continued airworthiness.
The sale proceeds will be invested to secure the museum's financial future, allowing it to continue its flight program with other vintage aircraft and ensure "Yankee Lady"'s long-term preservation by a more resourced caretaker.
Yankee Lady, the Boeing B-17G often referred to as the star of the Michigan Flight Museum, is going to a new home.
Since the 1980s, the grand lady of the air has been a centerpiece of the museum that was formerly known at the Yankee Air Museum located in Belleville, Michigan, at Willow Run Airport (KYIP).
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
