B-17 'Yankee Lady' [Credit: Robert C. Gerard-Night]
Key Takeaways:
The Michigan Flight Museum is selling its iconic Boeing B-17G "Yankee Lady," which has been a centerpiece of the museum's collection since the 1980s.
The museum stated the sale was driven by an "unhealthy relationship" where it relied heavily on the aircraft's ride revenue, and they could no longer ensure the B-17's flying future due to high maintenance costs and revenue interruptions.
The sale ensures "Yankee Lady" goes to a new owner with resources for its long-term preservation and flyability, while the museum will invest the proceeds to support its operations and continue its flight program with other vintage aircraft.
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).
CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT
Sign up to keep reading
Create a free account to continue. Already a member? Sign in below.
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.
