B-17 'Yankee Lady' [Credit: Robert C. Gerard-Night]
Key Takeaways:
The Michigan Flight Museum is selling its iconic B-17G *Yankee Lady* to an unnamed new owner.
The decision was made because the museum found its reliance on the aircraft's ride revenue and the high costs of maintenance created an "unhealthy relationship," making it unable to ensure the B-17's long-term flying future.
Proceeds from the sale will be invested to support the museum, while its other flight adventure programs will continue with different vintage aircraft.
The sale aims to secure the *Yankee Lady*'s preservation and flyability for decades, acknowledging the rarity and challenges of maintaining such historic 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).
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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.
