B-17 'Yankee Lady' [Credit: Robert C. Gerard-Night]
Key Takeaways:
The Michigan Flight Museum has sold its iconic Boeing B-17G, *Yankee Lady*, to an undisclosed new owner.
The sale was a strategic decision to ensure the aircraft's future preservation and flyability, as the museum found its reliance on the B-17's ride revenue created an "unhealthy relationship" and maintenance costs were burdensome.
Proceeds from the sale will be invested to provide a more stable financial foundation for the museum, which will continue its flight program with other vintage aircraft and plans to add a Ford TriMotor in 2025.
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.
