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Donate £395 (non-members £460) or more to helpkeep Sally B flying and have your name or a name ofyour choice added to the prestigious Roll of Honouron the outside of Sally B’s fuselage for one wholeyear, AND spend a special VIP day with our B-17 atDuxford on SUNDAY 9th AUGUST 2020.

We will recognise your generous support by:

• adding your chosen name to the Roll of Honourfor one year

• inviting YOU AND ONE GUEST to join us for thisspecial day at Duxford when your chosen namewill be unveiled and you will have …

• exclusive use throughout the day of the AirSideSuite in the superb “AirSpace”, with Sally Bparked on the tarmac right outside for yourenjoyment throughout the day

• seeing Sally B fly just for you!

• enjoy a buffet lunch in the company of Sally B’soperator, pilots and team leaders withrefreshments available throughout the day –talks on Sally B by her operator and crew andyour own corporate parking space

• enter your name into a draw for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be trained as a crew member,including an orientation flight in Sally B* and yourname will be entered into a draw for a taxi ride inSally B

This is truly a day to be remembered and, as a Roll ofHonour participant you will be playing a vital part in helpingto ensure the future of Sally B.

For more details, go to our website www.sallyb.org.ukunder ‘Have your name on Sally B’or telephone (01638) 721304or e-mail b-17preservation@sallyb.org.uk

You can also send your donation to: The B-17 CharitableTrust, PO Box 92, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 8RR* Participants must be 18 or over

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Sally B News is published by B-17 Preservation and is circulated amongthe Supporters Club membership, sponsors, patrons and other interestedparties. It is also the voice of the B-17 Charitable Trust, RegisteredCharity 1079007. Contributions to Sally B News are always welcome. Contact Editor Elly Sallingboe Tel: (01638) 721304.Email: B-17preservation@sallyb.org.ukOr write to: B-17 Preservation, PO Box 92,Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 8RR

Website: www.sallyb.org.uk

TED WHITE – FOUNDER OF B-17 PRESERVATIONAircraft Operator/Accountable Manager Elly Sallingboe

chief Engineer Peter Brown BEM

Quality Manager Nick Parker

PilotsChief Training Captain Andrew DixonTraining Captain & B-17 Co Operator Peter KuypersPilot Daryl TaplinPilot Jon CorleyPilot Paul Szluha

Sally B Volunteer Support Team Leaders Deputy Chief Engineer Mike StapleyEngineering Supervisor Steve CarterSales Team Leader John OwenWalk Through Team Leader Andy JacksonSales Team Liaison Jo Redfarn

Membership Secretary Karen Irons

Cover: Sally B escorted out of Denmark by two Danish Airforce F16sdraped in the Danish Flag.Photo by Thomas Schau Damm

Editor Elly Sallingboe

For advertising rates in Sally B News contact Elly Sallingboe

Origination and Print: Cambridge Marketing Limited, Tel 01638 724100.

Sally B is supported by its own registered charity, The B-17charitable Trust. Trustees of the B-17 charitable Trust:Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison (Patron), Elly Sallingboe (Chairman),Edward Inman OBE, Laurence G Chandler, Peter H Kuypers

Dear FriendsI am delighted to tell you that we had an enjoyableand safe flying season despite the very wet weather.Also, Sally B’s no 3 engine Smokey Joe has nowbeen replaced with our spare engine which returnedfrom the USA in October. The engine change tookplace at Duxford in mid-October and Sally B is nowback under cover in hangar T2 North where her wintermaintenance is now well on the way.

Smokey Joe is crated up and ready to go to theUSA for a complete overhaul as soon as we have thenecessary funds. Much more about this in my write upon page 4.

Your heartening response to the 2019 EngineAppeal has been nothing but astonishing. Donationsreceived over the past 12 months totalled just over£100,000 mainly from your Members Appeal and theRoll of Honour donations. This means, we are nowwell on the way to paying for all those engines. Thankyou all so very much – whatever would we do withoutyour support, generosity and true friendship.

The terrible news of the Collings foundation B-17crash at Bradley International Airport in the USA leftus all numb. Our deepest sympathies go to thefamilies of those who lost their lives in this dreadfultragic accident. As I write this, we await the findingson how this accident happened with muchtrepidation…

A very warm welcome back to the Sally B family toour newest B-17 Pilot, Paul Szluha. Paul has a longhistory with Sally B going back to the very beginning,when, as a very young man, he flew on Sally B as aflight and ground engineer. I am absolutely delightedthat Paul is now back with us.

2020 will be a year of special commemorations forour aircraft. It is Sally B’s 75th birthday; the 45thanniversary of her arrival in the UK and it is the 40thanniversary of the Sally B Supporters Club. Many ofyou have been members from the very beginning,which is quite unbelievable! What milestones andtremendous achievements to have kept Europe’slargest privately-operated vintage aircraft flying for allthose many years. And, of course, we must not forgetthat 2020 also sees the 75th anniversary of the end ofthe Second World War – all in all, quite a year tocelebrate with our own most poignant memorialSally B.

Thank you all, dear members, sponsors andfriends, for your dedication, and input into making thislong journey possible.

Elly Sallingboe

Issue 57 J cONTENTS J

Another successful summer for Sally B p 4Making Friends p 6B-17 Pilots Dc-3 Sim Training p 8Memorial flights in Belgium p 9Double page colour spread p 10Engineering Interlude p 12The Roll of Honour Day p 14Members pages p 16Our Thanks p 19

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The season began in May with a testflight and the pre-season training of ourpilots at Duxford and Cambridge. The firstdisplay was at Duxford at their first showof the season. On May Bank HolidayMonday we took part in a special tributeto the many for the 75th anniversary ofD-Day at the American Cemetery atMadingley. Here we flew in formation witha P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt; allorganised brilliantly by IWM Duxford.Later that afternoon we also displayed atEast Kirkby.

area, we will do Tony proud with aspecial flypast for him and his Memorial– but it must not be advertised,meaning no press releasesbeforehand! – here is the reason why…

Memorial Flypasts – no longerpossible Before the tragic accident at Shoreham,we were able to fly at memorials in theUK without special permission, as longas we stayed above 500 feet. You mayrecall we used to honour quite a fewWWII bomb groups around the UK,especially in East Anglia. This has nowchanged profoundly because the CAAhas tightened the regulations makingthese types of flights impractical if notimpossible. We now need a CAAairshow permission and a flying displaydirector and an official risk assessment,making it almost impossible financiallyfor the B-17 unless it is a major event. I must add here that military aircraftare exempt from this rule, meaning theycan do as many memorial flypasts asthey wish anywhere without specialpermission, but the last remainingB-17 in Europe, which serves as apoignant memorial commemoratingthe 79,000 Allied airmen who madethe ultimate sacrifice in WWII nolonger can – it makes no sense atall!

More on the seasonOn 14 June it was off to Dunsfold for theWings and Wheels display followed on6 July by two days displaying atHeadcorn for the wonderfully nostalgicshow run by Aerolegends. Sally B, pilotedby Andrew Dixon, flew in formation withAerolegends DC3 Drag em Oot, flown byPeter Kuypers. Seeing two big historicaircraft in formation is always awesome.On 7 July, we also displayed at OldWarden. Duxford Flying Legends followed whichis always a delight, then it was on toOdiham on the 25 followed by OldBuckenham the following weekend. We felt sorry for the hard-working teamat the Old Buckenham Airshow havingsuch bad luck with the weather over theweekend (the same happened last year)but pleased we managed to display on theSaturday although not on Sunday, theweather had deteriorated by then. Wewish Matt Wilkins and team all the best ofluck for next year.

Sally B returns to Denmark August saw Roskilde in Denmark nexton the agenda. Being a Dane, I was veryexited about bringing Sally B to my homecountry, and I was in no way disappointed.Sally B was definitely the star of the show.

Sally B’s 44th display season ended at the Battle of Britain display at Duxford on22 September…and, yes, despite the unpredictable weather, it was anothersuccessful display season for our B-17.

Awet and eventfuldisplay season for Sally B

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Tony Foulds and B-17 Mi Amigo On our return to Duxford, we met up withTony Foulds, the kind, gentle and caringman who 75 years ago as a youngschoolboy witnessed the crash of B-17Mi Amigo in Endcliffe park, Sheffield andhas tended the memorial to the crew eversince. We would have been proud to honourTony at his flypast in February, but Sally Bwas under winter maintenance at thattime and was, therefore, understandablyunable to fly. So, with Sally B now parked back onthe ramp, Tony was welcomed onboardby me and the crew, Pilots Peter Kuypersand Jon Corley, Chief Engineer PeterBrown and Engineer Steve Carter. Thenthe crew escorted Tony into the B-17, andthey all went for a taxi ride with Tony inthe Pilot’s seat. The visit was a mostmoving experience – Tony is nowfundraising for Sally B, what about thatthen! If and when we are in the Sheffield

Tony Foulds meet Sally B

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Sally B with F16 Escorton leaving Denmark

On our arrival, we were welcomed witha red carpet and a Guard of Honour andwhen we departed, we were escortedout of the country by two F16s of theDanish Airforce draped in the Danishflag, Dannebrog. What welcome, whatfriendliness, I shall never forget it! Thankyou all you lovely Danish friends: PerFaldborg Olesen, Thomas Schau Damm,Michael Bo Jensen and so many others,you know who you are! Do read JonCorley’s write up on pages 6 and 7. At the end of August, we had todisappoint the crowds due to a technicalsnag. When captain Andrew Dixon wastaxiing for take-off with destination Ede inthe Netherlands, he noticed the oilpressure on the number 2 (left inboard)engine suddenly dropping to a much toolow value. Unfortunately, the problemcould not be solved quickly and Sally B’sdisplay had to be cancelled. The knock-oneffect and some unscheduledmaintenance meant that we also had tocancel our appearance at LittleGransden the day after. Luckily aftersome maintenance the aircraft wasrepaired and fit to fly again.

WWII Commemorations inBelgiumIn September we flew to Antwerpinternational Airport in Belgium to take partin the 75 years commemoration of theLiberation of Antwerp City and from thereflew to Kleine Brogel as our base for theInternational Air Display at Sanicole wherewe were to display the following weekend.At both venues, we received a terrificwelcome and Sally B did us proud andbehaved impeccably throughout. Then it was back home to Duxford, forour last display of the season, the DuxfordBattle of Britain Air Display. Thus, theseason had ended on a high, with Smokey

Joe still on the wing, having behavedimpeccably, but now it was time to say ourgoodbyes.

Smokey Joe and those enginesYou may recall reading in the summernews bulletin that we were dealt quite ablow back in January when our UK enginerepairers Deltair told us that the engineintended to replace Smokey Joe hadfailed on the test bed due to a faultycrankshaft bearing just before it was to bedelivered back to us. The same companyhad also repaired our zero timed spareengine, which was safely stored atDuxford, just in case it was needed. Wewere now told that this had a faultybearing as well! As a result, we now hadno spare engines and had to keepSmokey Joe on the aircraft for the entire2019 flying season. Our so-called ‘good’ spare engine wasthen shipped to Anderson Aeromotive inIdaho where they replaced the faultybearing. They also undertook a completeengine overhaul and did a brilliant job –thank you very much AndersonAeromotive and your excellent team. The engine arrived back in the UK on8 October, this time by air, thanks you JonJeffery and Air Freight Ltd for coming toour rescue by helping us out with the costof shipping an engine by air.

Engine changeEach year Sally B goes into the hangar bythe end of September for wintermaintenance, this year however shestayed outside in the wet British weatherso that Smokey Joe could be replacedwith the newly overhauled engine. cliveEdwards of Edwards Brothers Aviationand his team worked outside in thedreadful weather. They worked very hardto remove Smokey Joe and install the new

engine. After 10 days the engine wasready to test run. This happened on20 October and the engine ran likeclockwork. Next day Andrew Dixon and PeterKuypers were at Duxford to test fly thenew engine, but this was not to be.Sally B’s other three engines were difficultto start; one would not start at all! All thisbecause of the continuous rain over manyweeks making the engines very wetindeed. After many tries, we had to call ita day and cancel the test flight which willnow have to wait till spring, as we couldnot leave Sally B out in this dreadfulweather any longer. On 30 October, our B-17 finally wentout of the rain and wind into hangar T2North at Duxford, to dry out and for PeterBrown and his team to begin the winter’smaintenance. Smokey Joe is now in a container atDuxford waiting to go to AndersonAeromotive for a complete overhaulwhich will cost around $80,000 USDollars, plus the cost of shipping. This willbe done once we have enough funds; itwill then become our spare engine. In the meantime, Deltair is still workingon repairing our other spare engine, theyare slow, but hopefully, it will not takeyears until we have that engine back,they have been working on this for a very,very long time now.

And finallyYour response to the 2019 Engine Appealhas been truly amazing. Donationsreceived over the past 12 months totalled£101,853 mostly from your MembersAppeal and Roll of Honour contributions.We are now well on the way to pay for allthose engines. Thank you all so verymuch – whatever would we do withoutyour support and true friendship?

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Crew and team wave goodbye to Smokey Joe

Back in the Spring of 2019 we had our pre-season training day, where the flight crew get together to carry outtraining flights and regain our currency for the season ahead. It is also the day where the crew volunteer forthe confirmed and potential air displays for the season, sometimes our decision is based on the fact we wantto do a particular display but for me it’s just a case of when I know I can be available. One of the trips Ivolunteered for this season was a display at Roskilde in August, I didn’t think of it any more than that andmoved on to the next date to volunteer for.

Four months later, it had dawned on methat in five days time I was going to bedoing a long trip in Sally B, to Denmarkand back. All of the trips I had done so farhad been comparatively short (thefurthest probably being RAF Odiham) butthis impending trip was to be a good fourhours flight time to Roskilde, and a coupleof displays, and then four hours back. Theexcitement started to set in, this wasgoing to be the trip where I would ‘makefriends’ with Sally B. It’s one thing knowing where thecontrols are, knowing the systems on theaircraft, and having the relevantexperience to be able to fly her, but for meit takes a good long trip to really knowwhat she feels like. A trip like this is agreat opportunity to tune yourself to thesounds and vibrations of the aircraft, sothat in the future it makes it easier todetect a potential problem forming withthe aircraft. An unusual vibration, if caughtearly, can be an annoying few hours forthe engineers to remedy the problem, butfar better than letting it manifest itself intosomething bigger like an engine failure,that will cause a headache for all of us!An example of this is when I was traininga new pilot on the Avro Anson (whocoincidentally used to fly Sally B), ontake-off I asked him to just do a circuitback to the airfield and land, as I didn’tthink it sounded like it usually did. Heseemed perplexed as it seemed OK tohim, but nonetheless he proceeded backto the airfield. After shutdown weinspected the aircraft and found a 4 inchhole in the top of the exhaust ring,blowing hot exhaust gas onto thecowlings which had burnt away the painton a 5 minute flight, it could have been alot worse if we had carried out the hour-long sortie we had planned. Anyway, back to my long trip in Sally B.

e Flight to DenmarkFriday August 16th was the planned datefor the departure from Duxford toRoskilde, taking off at 11:00 to be able tomeet our arrival slot time at Roskilde.

Peter Kuypers was the Captain for thistrip, with me as his eager Co-Pilot, andSteve Carter as Flight Engineer. With Ellybeing Danish she was obviously comingalong on this trip, taking the B-17 to herhome country without her wouldn’t havebeen right (and we needed a translatoranyway!). Leading up to the day Peterhad sent me a proposed route plan for thetrip, taking us South East over Southendbefore crossing the channel towardOstend and carrying on North East overthe Netherlands, Germany, and intoDenmark. All we had to hope for now wasthe weather. Come August 16th the weather atDuxford wasn’t looking promising, typical.There was some weather moving in fromthe west with rain and low visibility, but itlooked like it was going to arrive atDuxford at 11:30 ish, so we might just beable to get away before the weatherarrives. If we had any issues getting anengine started we would lose our weatherwindow. Fortunately for us Sally Bbehaved well and all four engines firedinto life with the help of some jiggerypokery from me flicking start switches andpriming switches, and Peter manipulatingthe throttles in an attempt to correct anyof my bumbling errors. We taxied out andcarried out our engine checks and pre-

take-off checks, and then lined up onrunway 24, facing the impendinggreyness of the English summer that wasmoving in. We departed at 11:22, made aleft turn on the climb out and managed toavoid the weather, just. If we had beenanother 5 minutes later, we probablywouldn’t have gone, so far so good. The initial route was quite moving forme, initially we passed by RAFWethersfield, now disused, which iswhere I carried out my gliding as a youngAir Cadet. From there we continued SouthEast past Braintree where I grew up, butmore relevant to this aircraft we flew overthe Essex Showground. Sally Bperformed an air display there sometimein the 1980s, I know this as I saw herflying and as I looked up I decided that’swhat I wanted to do, fly a B-17. More than30 years later the same aircraft was flyingthrough the same piece of sky, but thistime I was flying her! Not many people getto fulfil their childhood dreams, I am veryfortunate to be one of them.

Flying through EuropeThat’s where I thought the interesting partof the route was over for me, and I nowhad another 3.5 hours of bumbling alongthrough Europe to get to our destination,but I was wrong. All of the Air Traffic units

Time to makefriends... By B-17 Pilot

Jon Corley

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we spoke to were surprised to hear wewere a B-17, some of them having todouble check what we had said. A B-17 isa regular sight in the UK but in Europe it issomewhat of a rarity. We were not theusual Boeing the controllers were used to!As we made our way through theNetherlands crossing into Germany, SteveCarter asked where we were, “the mapsays Wilhelmshaven” I replied,“WILHELMSHAVEN?!” he exclaimed “ thatwas Memphis Belle’s last but one mission,in 1943. It was at this point I started toreflect back to how bad it was foreveryone back then. The conditions theywould have been in, cold temperatures,flak, enemy fighters, and also the peopleon the ground hearing the drone of theengines above not knowing whether theaircraft were passing on to another targetor if their home town was the target. Flyingover in the serenity of 2019 was delightfulbut full of remembrance.

Arriving in RoskildeOur flight took us further North intoDenmark, and as we were getting closerto Roskilde it was becoming evident thatwe were quite a spectacle for them. Thelocal press were previously aware of ourinbound route and had announced to thepublic we would be flying through, nearcertain towns. The number of people whohad gathered on local bridges to get aview of us as we flew past wasastounding. 3 hours 56 minutes after ourdeparture from Duxford we landed atRoskilde, and as we taxied in, we noticedthere was a surprisingly large crowd for aFriday afternoon. We parked up on theramp, and shut down our engines. To oursurprise, we then had a VIP welcome fromthe Danish. A red carpet was rolled out tothe door of the aircraft, World War 2 re-enactors lined up either side of the carpet,and at the end of the carpet was a WillysJeep ready to take Elly and Peter away fora press interview. From there on thehospitality was astounding, nothing wastoo much trouble for anyone, we weremade to feel at home and very welcome.

Our display and meeting the DanesWe had a display to perform that evening,so the ground crew prepared the aircraftfor the next flight, checking fuel and oillevels. Surprisingly she hadn’t used thatmuch oil, even our No.3 engine which wasknown for using more oil (it has now beenreplaced), it seems Sally B likes doing longtrips. We carried out the display thatevening, which was very well received bythe crowds. Sally B was then covered upfor the night while we were treated to somedelightful Danish food. Our day on Saturday consisted ofattending the display briefing, and thenensuring the aircraft was ready for thedisplay later that day. Until then, we wouldbe talking to the public and showing peoplearound the aircraft, including VIPs such asthe Danish Minister of Defence, and ofcourse some of our own club membersfrom Denmark. Again, an air display carriedout by Peter with his usual style ofdisplaying the aircraft, once again wellreceived by the crowds, but almost toowell. Once we had shut down we could seecrowds of people flocking to the exit gates,much like what is seen in the UK once theRed Arrows have finished their display. Itseems that a lot of people at the showcame to see Sally B, and once she haddisplayed it was time for them to go despitethere still being another third of the show togo. I felt sorry for some of the other displayacts who didn’t have such a crowd, butthen, if we weren’t there it probably wouldhave been a smaller crowd anyway? Sunday was much of the same,excellent hospitality, good food, showingpeople around the aircraft and engagingwith the public. The weather on Sunday

was particularly grim and looking at theweather radar we could see rain showersmoving in throughout the day. We werevery fortunate again, we managed our fulldisplay and I think maybe one or twodisplays acts after us managed, but thenthe weather worsened. Some aircraft tookoff to try to display, but soon returnedhaving not been able to see far enough toperform a safe display. The display endedin a gloomy grey skyline with moderaterain, but thankfully most of the event overthe weekend had been a success.

Homewards boundFor our flight home on the Monday, it hadbeen arranged that we would be escorted,almost as far as the German border, bytwo F-16s from the Danish Air Force. Notto miss this once in a lifetime opportunitywe had a Vans RV-8 fly alongside to takesome air-to-air photos of the occasion.The power these aircraft have isastonishing, you can feel and hear theirthrust as they accelerate away from theB-17, despite our four engines rumblingaway on the wings The rest of our routehome was the reverse of our trip overhere, passing over the German airbase atNordholz and then Wilhelmshaven again,before continuing down over theNetherlands and eventually back over theNorth Sea before eventually making ithome to Duxford. Sally B had performedexceptionally well over these four days,better than I had expected her to, I hope Iperformed to her expectations just aswell. I had made a few friends while I wasin Denmark, and I also managed to ‘makefriends’ with Sally B on the trip there andback.

A Red Carpet and Guard of Honour welcome us to Denmark

Thomas Schau Damm

B-17 Preservation

Being escorted out of Denmark by F16s

In the operation, engineering and flying of Sally B, safety is always utmost in our minds, and believe me, wedo all we can to make flying as safe as we possibly can, but one must not be complacent as there is alwaysmore that can be done.

OUR B-17 PILOTSDC-3 FLIGHTSIM TRAININGWhen training on Sally B, there is a limitto what we can train to protect our fourmassive radial engines. When flyingwith KLM I learned so much fromtraining on a simulator and thought thiscould really work for us as well. Butthere is no B-17 simulator anywhere,but luckily, there is one for Dc-3’s in theNetherlands. Whereas the Dc-3 is only atwo engined aircraft the similarities ofoperation are so very close. With this in mind Andrew Dixon and Ivisited a simulator company in theNetherlands who operate a Dc-3simulator and came back pleasantlysurprised. We have now begun to implement amodern training regime which will benefitall our pilots. We will still keep training onthe aircraft as we have always done, thissimulator is an extra which should give usmore exposure to emergencies and makethe pilots more proficient.

The company is “Multi PilotSimulations” (www.mps.aero) who in dailylife manufacture Airbus and Boeingsimulators for the likes of Ryanair, Cathayetc. Some time ago they manufactured aDC-3 simulator and Andrew and I got tofly it. I have to emphasize that this is aprofessional training tool and not a toy.Although the DC-3 is a different aircraft itis still very similar in operation to the B-17and can be used to train emergencyprocedures which are impossible to trainon the aircraft. The DC-3 weighs26.000lbs and has two radial engineseach delivering 1200hp, the B-17 weighs50.000lbs and has four 1200hp engines,the speeds are similar. Someone askedme what it would be like to have two B-17engines failing on the same side: well it isa bit like having one engine go on a DC-3.With pilots who were not familiar on theDC-3 we even used Sally B checklistsand procedures, more about this later.

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By CaptainPeter Kuypers

We began the simulator training We began the training with Andrew flying,myself as co-pilot plus another pilotmanning the instructor station. Soon aftertake-off in a heavy aircraft the left engineblew up and we had to work as a team toget it secured, the propeller featheredand very, very slowly climb away. Welooked at several types of propeller andpropeller feathering failures and evenengine fires. When in the simulator (butalso in a real emergency) you can get sobusy that the brain gets overloadedmaking it difficult to recognize situationsand to remember procedures. Repeatedtraining will help to cope with this. I hadan engine failure where I feathered thepropeller but a short time later the propcame out of feather and I could notsecure the engine which resulted in ashallow descent. I could not figure outwhat was happening, just pausing thesimulator gave me some rest to find thesolution which if it ever happens to me inreal life should not be a problem. Next was display flying combined withengine failures, this is not something you

Captains Andrew Dixon and Peter Kuypers in the simulator

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On Wednesday 13 September 1944,just a few days before operationMarket Garden, a lone B-17G 42-97848Silver Wings from the 92BG wasreturning from a bombing mission overMerseburg. They were on their ownbecause an engine had been knockedout by flak and therefore, they couldnot stay in the formation. Enemyfighters attacked several times killingand wounding crew members. Thepilot Jack Peck decided to try to makean emergency landing at the Belgiumairfield Diest which was in alliedhands. Jack attempted to land butfailed. He and six of his crew memberswere killed in the crash, two crewmembers survived. Fast forward to 2019 and exactly75 years later on Friday 13 SeptemberSally B was in Belgium and scheduled tofly from Antwerp to the Sanicole airshowfor an early evening display. I know thearea very well and have flown into Diestseveral times, but never realised whathappened there in 1944 and that a small

memorial commemorating the crew washidden in the woods. Luckily one ofSally B’s Belgian members Bart Beckersis involved in tending this memorial. Barthad approached Elly Sallingboe and asthe memorial was on our route and theflypast was not advertised, she decidedthat we should do this special MemorialFlypast. Soon after our departure from Antwerpwe were approaching the now military

airfield Diest. When we asked air trafficcontrol for permission to enter the militaryairspace initially we were denied.However, a quick call on the local radioshowed that the military had started theweekend early and the local flying clubgave permission for us to continue as alltheir aircraft were on the ground (thanksguys!). Before the flight I hadprogrammed the GPS using Googlemaps which was a wise move becausethe memorial was not easy to find amongthe trees. At 170 mph it was over in seconds, andalthough we could not see much, picturesfrom the ground showed we were spot onthanks to modern electronics. With the flypast completed, it was nowtime for the Sanicole display. After theNato Awacs had cleared the Sanicolearea we were running in for Sally B’sdisplay only minutes after the flypast. Unfortunately, these days, it iscomplicated to carry out memorialflypasts in the UK. Do read Elly’s write upon this elsewhere in this magazine.

would like to do in the real aircraft as it isinherently dangerous due to the closeproximity of the ground. During this partwe were surprised to see that if anengine failure was simulated during ashallow descent it was difficult to evennotice that the engine is no longerproducing power, the engine instrumentsdo not give you a clue here. It is onlylater when trying to climb away from lowaltitude that life gets interesting. EvenCAA guidance about this does not tell thereal story. I know that this all sounds very excitingand even dangerous but that is what thetraining is for so we can cope in real life!

New Pilot Paul Szluha was nextMy next session was with our new co-pilotPaul Szluha. Paul’s background is as anengineer and airline captain and beforethat, he was part of the engineering teamon Sally B. We decided to operate as if itwas a B-17 using the Sally B proceduresand checklist, this worked amazingly well. We started with normal take-offs andlandings with light winds and soon it wastime to give Paul some crosswindlandings followed by the dreaded enginefailure just after take-off. We simulatedmany failures when suddenly we had anengine fire. I was the flying pilot and Paulwas doing the co-pilots duties when

suddenly the fuel pressure droppedfollowed shortly by a red light on theinstrument panel. This red light was thefire warning light due to a fuel leakcausing an engine fire; Paul did theemergency checklist and got the enginesecured and the fire extinguished. After more than 3 hours training it wastime to go home, Paul you did a good job! Elly has decided that we will keepusing this simulator because the trainingvalue is essential to increases the safetyof our flight training. I just hope that wewill not have to put what we have learnedinto practice but if we have to, we areready.

Displaying in Belgium &Honouring the FallenBy Captain

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Photo: PhotoCrew Belgium

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On 30 October 2019, we brought our B-17 into hangar T2 North at Duxford. With thecurrent dreadful weather, it was not before time as the rain never let up; not a good timeto change the number three engine 'Smokey Joe', which had just arrived back after itsrepair at Andersons in the USA. But, at least, it has now been changed and all therequired ground checks completed which all proved to be entirely satisfactory.

The plan had been to do an air testbefore going under cover, but again theweather beat us with another wet andwindy day plus the only engine we couldstart was number three. Therefore, thedecision was made: wing tips off andinto the hangar she went, out of thewind and rain. I thought I heardsomeone say “Thank you Peter, a bitlate this year – now get on with themaintenance!”. Some aircraft do talk, ormaybe it was all that rain! The 2019 season’s flying went well,despite the ever-changing weather. Theonly defect we had was an oil pressureproblem on number two engine whichunfortunately meant we had to lose onedisplay, which is always a downside asdisplays are now fewer than they haveever been. We have plenty of work to do againthis winter, some of the main items are:• The regular standard annual

inspection and all defects foundrectified (not too many I hope)

• Operational checks on all landinggears

• Wheels and Brakes inspect for wear• Remove all flaps, inspect and refit• The Turbo Charger on the number

four position to be removed andwelded due to a small crack.

• Do a full corrosion inspection• The Annual Radio check

That’s all I can bring to mind at this time,but I am sure Mike Stapley and NickParker will find other tasks to keep usbusy.

e history of “Smokey Joe”On ending this report, here are a fewfinal words on the history of the numberthree engine ‘Smokey Joe’ and where itcame from: The engine was manufactured in1977, and during 1978 it was fitted to

the number three position on a B-17water bomber in California, when theaircraft was withdrawn from service inFebruary 1979, the engine was removedand preserved. In 1982 the engine was fitted on thenumber three position on another B-17,Tanker 65 Reg N5237V based at Visalia,California. It was retired in 1983 andrestored to military configuration by TBMinc, given the markings of 332nd, 94thBG USAAF 8th Air Force. The aircraftwas then donated to the RAF MuseumHendon and arrived in the UK at RAFBrize Norton on 13 October 1984. On 27 October, the aircraft flew information over former USAAF basesin East Anglia with our Sally B. Itsfinal flight was from Duxford toStansted for dismantling on 7November 1983, again, accompaniedby Sally B. Then it went by road to theRAF Museum Hendon to begin its newlife as a static aircraft. See write upopposite.

Winter maintenanceand all that

ENGINEERING INTERLUDE

By Chief EngineerPeter Brown

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If only those doors could open fully, there would be no need to remove wingtips!

David Whitworth

Wingtip taken off again!

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B-17 SORTIEThis article appeared in Flypast magazine January 1983

In 1990, our friends at the RAFMuseum kindly agreed to let usexchange Sally B’s high timed enginewith their B-17’s low timed one. Thiswas then fitted on the number threeposition on Sally B and has remainedthere until we changed it on the 21October 2019. Where is Smokey Joe now? you maywell ask? After removal, it waspreserved and put into an enginetransport container to await the nextmove. Over to Elly on that score. Well, that’s all for this time, but beforeI go, I wish you a great Christmas andall the best for 2020 and thanks for allthe help you have given in keepingSally B flying.

A unique event occurred in the skiesover East Anglia this autumn when twoBoeing B-17Gs flew in formation for thefirst time in Britain for over 20 years THE ARRIVAL of the Boeing B-17G-95-DL at Brize Norton on October 13 for theRAF Museum created a unique situation,in that it allowed Europeans for a shortperiod of time, the opportunity to see twoB-17s in the air together. Air CommodoreRon Dick, who ferried the aircraft acrossthe Atlantic was anxious to show off theaircraft to as many people as possible,which offered the added bonus of allowinghim to fly his new toy for a few more days! On Thursday October 27 it was decidedto make a flypast in conjunction with B-17Preservation’s Sally B over some of thebases in East Anglia where the B-17 wasseen in action during WW2, so theMuseum’s B-17 44-83868 flew fromHonington to Duxford, where the pair metup for the first time. A problem with theundercarriage was swiftly sorted out bythe Sally B’s ground crew, and a minorcontretemps with a metal barrier whichdented ‘868s tail was soon sorted out. Although the weather on the groundlooked good it was misty up aloft and theflight delayed until lunchtime, but

eventually the two aircraft got airbornetogether, making a magnificent sight asthey cruised in close formation.Unfortunately, the Hercules camera planepromised by the MoD suddenly becameunavailable due to ‘exercised’, but theAmerican invasion of Grenada no doubthad some bearing on the matter! However,FlyPast photographer Duncan Cubitt wasensconsed in Sally B and editor MikeTwite and freelance photographer JeremyFlack secured an even better view of theformation from Capital Radio’s PiperSeneca. The flight made a circular tour ofMildenhall, Marham, Honington and Wytonbefore returning to Duxford, and therewere some exciting moments as theaircraft positioned for low passes down therunways of these famous airfields. Some puzzled expressions could beseen on the faces of ground crews as theirheads emerged from the innards of Victortankers, KC135s, Jaguars and Canberrasat the unexpected throb of piston enginesburbling low over their heads. Luckily this was not the last time thepair were seen together for on November7 the Museum B-17 had to be ferried toStansted where it is being dismantled for

its final trip to the Bomber CommandMuseum and it was arranged for herand Sally B to do the trip together. EllySallingboe of B-17 Preservation invitedus to go along for the ride in Sally B andwe were delighted to be there on thehistoric occasion. Unfortunately, the weather was dulland distinctly hazy all day and it was notuntil 1530 that both aircraft wereairborne together in sufficient light.Again, much furious photography wasgoing on but after little more than twentyminutes the light began to fade again,and instead of doing our proposed beatup at Stansted we had to break awayand head back to Duxford, sadlyallowing the RAF Museums B-17 tocontinue all alone on her final flight. Fortunately, as recorded last month,B-17G 44-83868 is not completely dead,for parts of her will live on in Sally B formany years to come. The RAF Museumhas generously agreed to exchangeengines and several other componentswhich are obviously not going to beneeded on their static exhibit, so Sally Bwill have a much longer active life aheadof her when she appears in her newolive drab livery for next season.

ENGINEERING INTERLUDEPeter K

uypers

Steve Carter

Once again we are assembling in the AirSpace Suite at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, on Sunday 11 August,for a special lunch and the unveiling of the latest ‘Names’ that have been added to the rear fuselage of Sally B,which will fly with this aircraft over the coming 12 months.

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Another SuccessfulROH Day at DuxfordBy David Mills

Also, but, perhaps, less known, is that we will quietly celebrate a 75th Anniversaryevent. It is the occasion that during 1944 at a Boeing Plant in the USA the jigswould be prepared to receive the first metal that would become yet another B-17Flying Fortress, except that this one would be special because it is presentlyparked outside on the Apron at Duxford and is being prepared for flight: yes, it isSally B. Presently, the weather is fine, with a strong wind down the runway but,anticipation is that this will ease by early afternoon to permit the aircraft to fly. The format for this special event has been little changed over the years so, asalways, after a relaxing coffee break to rest after our journey we proceeded to theAirSpace Auditorium in anticipation of hearing some informative insights as to what hashappened to Sally B and her team in recent times: Elly Sallingboe would, of course,open the session.

Elly Sallingboe(Operator andchairman of theTrustees)welcomed everyoneand gave heartfeltspecial thanks fortheir ongoing loyaltyand generous

contribution to the upkeep of the aircraft.Other than Sponsorships; MembershipSubscriptions and Donations there are noother means of income, therefore, withoutthis support, it would be difficult for Sally Bto keep flying. Elly also noted that of thoseassembled only nine people were firsttime attendees; the rest, some 90%, areregular and long-term supporters of theRoll of Honour programme. Elly went on to tell us about theproblems they were having with theengines and how this could possibly besolved, but despite these setbacks she isconfident of Sally B flying next year, whichwill of course be the 75th Anniversary ofthis special aircraft entering service andthe 45th Anniversary as a display aircraftand USAAF WWII Memorial: it will also bethe 75th Anniversary of VE & VJ Day.Thereafter, with changing legislation,which has seen the reduction in airshows,and increased costs it is difficult to tell. Finally, Elly talked of her team, thankingthem for their hard work and dedication.

The 2019 Roll of Honour Participants after the unveiling

Andrew Dixon(Training captain)Andrew then cameforward to talk aboutan easy weekend thatbecame anything but.The weekend of 6/7thJuly was set to be aquiet weekend for the

Sally B team having only one display atOld Warden. But then came an invitationfrom Headcorn in Kent who were holdinga weekend display. “Can you fly Saturday?We have the C-47 displaying with PeterKuypers as Captain and it would be niceto have the B-17 fly in formation?” So, withDaryl Taplin as Co-Pilot the plan was todisplay with the C-47, then home. Theydeparted Duxford to Headcorn viaSouthend and Rochester, did two flypastsand home but, then came the call “Canyou do it again Sunday?” Andrew further explained that theDisplay Line at Headcorn involvedfollowing a line of East/West for theRunway with the crowd to the South and ariver to the North plus to comply withregulations the need to pull up to avoid apublic road. Andrew also explained thatthe C-47 is slower than the B-17, whichled the formation, so it was necessary forthe B-17 to lower flaps to keep the speeddown. The C-47 flying behind the B-17had to be lower, thus avoiding the Prop-wash which could be severe from theiraircraft.

Peter Kuypers(captain)Peter gave us somebackground onhimself in that he hadflown Civil andvintage Aircraft forsome 30 years. Hisinvolvement with

Sally B has been less, being 12 years, ofwhich he has flown the aircraft for 7 years.Peter took the controls for the air displayat Old Buckenham on 27th July, explainingit being important to display this year asthey had to miss 2018 due to the weather.Peter explained that the organiser is agood friend of Sally B and that they havenamed their main road after Elly, which is

a major tribute to her and her work. Peter explained that he now uses aniPad for flight planning, which he hasfound to be excellent. It certainly helpswith displays such as identifying the 230Meter Marker for the display line as wellas weather tracking. The flight fromDuxford took them over Newmarket,which had been an RAF Stationoperating P-51 Mustangs and Lysanders,thence to Snetterton, which had operatedboth B-17 and B-26 aircraft from 1943.They finally arrived at Old Buckenham,which had operated B-24 aircraft, andthis is also where James Stewart, the filmstar, flew from. Peter then talked us through thedisplay stating that upon their arrival thecloud base was 600 feet on one side ofthe airfield, rising to 700 feet on the otherside: the CAA minimum is 500 feet. Theminimum display height is 200 feet thusmaking their task difficult with such aheavy aircraft as Sally B. However, theydid successfully complete the display andas they left a P-51 Mustang came intothe display line. Peter then talked about training andwas excited in that they have discoveredthat a company in the Netherlands, whichmanufactures Flight Simulators, hadactually produced a full workingSimulator for a DC-3. Read more onpage 8.

Peter Brown (chiefEngineer)Peter said that theplan this winter wasto immediatelyreplace Smokey Joeand test run theengine to satisfactionbefore commencing

the Winter Maintenance Schedule. Peteradvised that the Winter Maintenance isroutine unless problems are found. Themain concern is corrosion. After the workis completed and all pieces fit backtogether again it is nice to start up andfind everything is working well. Peter then moved on from Sally B tohis wartime childhood living near to anAmerican Airbase during 1944 – all veryinteresting indeed.

The Q&A session followed:

As chief Engineer is there a Manualgoing back covering the maintenancehistory? Peter responded that this wasnot necessary as they already havegood Maintenance Manuals in placewhich are more than adequate for thepurpose.

Does the B-17 have an Airframe Lifelimit? Peter, no, unlike the Lancaster,which is a complex aircraft, neither theC-47 or the B-17 have a fatigue problemand this is evidenced by the fact thatthere are still many C-47s operatingsatisfactory throughout the world todayand will probably fly for evermore.

Does B-17 Preservation have anysupport from the USA as would beexpected? Elly explained that whilstthey are part of the B-17 Co-Op, anorganisation for all B-17 operators,owners and engineers there is nofinancial support as such. Ideally, theyneed a Sally B Website in the USA topromote the aircraft because of itsimportant nature in Europe but, sadly, donot have the expertise or connections tobe able to do this. If anyone is able tohelp in this area, she would be pleasedto hear from them.

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Guests at Peter Kuypers’ table Guest at John Owens’ Table

The Unveiling of the 2019ROLL OF HONOUR in The AirSpace Suite at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

Sunday 11th August The B-17 Charitable TrustRegistered Charity No 1079007

Photos: D

ominic Ivaldi

Readers lettersDear All,Sanicole Airshow Just a little message to let you knowhow happy you made my sonyesterday when you were flyinghome from the Sanicole airshow.

My 12 years old son Ferre hasalways been amazed by aircraft andespecially by the Flying Fortress.

He was over the moon that hehad seen Sally B at the SanicoleAirshow yesterday, he came homeand decided to go to our localfootball field to fly his little B-17.

As he was flying his little aircraftwestwards, the real Flying Fortressyour Sally B flew over him, in thesame direction as his model aircraft.

A real magical moment and youreally should have seen his facewhen he got home. Denise Koolen Lommel barrier, Belgium

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and This and That

Are there other Revenue opportunitiessuch as films etc? Elly explained that inthe past this was a good option but todayit is more trouble than it is worth.Production Companies are keen to makeuse of the aircraft but, are not willing topay for it. With modern Cinematographythings have changed with much greateruse being made of CGI which is muchcheaper. Elly is working on the only viableoption which is for people to pay to fly inor with the aircraft. However, this is a highcost operation and of course they stillhave to have approval of the CAA to carrypassengers which has not yet beengranted, although single seat aircraft areable to do so freely.

The session is now concluded, and weadjourn to the aircraft for the unveilingwhere we find that a total of 71 ‘Names’are displayed on the rear fuselage. Afterphotographs were taken we then movedback into AirSpace to enjoy a deliciousBuffet Lunch prepared and served up bythe excellent staff of Levy UK, IWMDuxford. During this time guests had theopportunity to join the main Sally B crewand team at the tables to ask furtherquestions and talk in general. Eventually the time has come that wehave all been waiting for. The weather

had held and as predicted the wind haddropped. Pre-flight checks have beencompleted and the engines are started.Without needing to say, Smokey Joe livedup to its reputation enveloping the aircraftin smoke. Captain Andrew Dixon withDaryl Taplin as Co-pilot then gave anexcellent display finishing with thetrademark smoke trail as a salute to theMembers of the Sally B Supporters Club.

Additional flights continued for those luckyenough to win the draw for Crew Trainingand Orientation flights. Sadly, as is always the case, it wastime for us to bid our goodbyes to Elly andher Team and to thank them once againfor an excellent day. We do very muchappreciate the hard work that is put intothis event by all of them and look forwardto next year.

Thank You to the The Roll of Honour team

Elly S

allingboe

Thank You to thefollowing companiesand individuals for

their invaluable helpand support in 2019Friends and staff ofIWM Duxford

Algar Signcraft Services(Cambridge)

Cambridge Marketing LimitedSean & Mike Donelan

Fistral ImpexSimon HowellKearsley AirwaysLevy RestaurantWim Van Malcot –Bella Services BVBA

Marshalls Cambridge AirportJim Rowbotham – Pexa Ltd

James WalkerRoger Webb

THANKYOU

Hello Elly,Wonderful day in RoskildeA big thank you to you and your crew for giving mydaughter Karina and I a wonderful experience by lettingus aboard Sally B today at Roskilde.

Karina met you on a visit to Duxford around 20 yearsago when she studied in UK for 5 years. We spent manyvacations in England those years, and also sawSally B at an airshow in Duxford, but I never dreamed Ishould come on board and see her from the inside, likewe did today.

A special thank you to Steve for being so friendly andtaking his time to tell us about Sally B, and some of hisexperiences during the filming of Memphis Belle, heeven had time to ask Karina about her studies in UK,and her later career. Much appreciated.

We had a wonderful day in Roskilde, and we will makesure our membership of the supporters club continuesfor many years. Our little support to keep her flying.

Thanks a lot, and all the best to all of youKarina og Jan Hansen

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Dear Elly,Arriving at Duxford in 1975I thought you might be interested to see some ofthe older photos of your Fortress. They weretaken soon after arrival at Duxford in 1975 asN17TE. I was recently asked to scan theseslides for a French author who is producing abook on the IGN B-17s.

Well done for maintaining this very specialoperation for so long.Best regardsRichard Vandervord

Dear Elly,Test Run Smokey JoeIt was fantastic to be at Duxford on Sundayand see the successful test run of thenewly installed number 3 engine.

My father and I have been members ofthe supporters club for 25 years, havingseen you and the team overcome variousengine issues over the years it was aprivilege to be there and witness this.

In the afternoon we had a nice chat withsome of the engineers who were hard atwork throughout the day – hats off to themfor working in such chilly conditions!I hope the flight tests go smoothly.All the best,Phil Glover

MEMBERS PLEASE NOTEAs a special perk, only YOU (members) can enjoy exclusive, free access to the inside of Sally B. The general public cannot go

inside unless they join up! You can visit Sally B at Duxford on any Sunday during the Summer months, from May to endSeptember, where a team member will show you inside the aircraft between 11am and 3pm. Do please note that young children

will not be allowed through or around the aircraft; they must be at least 10 years old and must be escorted by an adult. Also,children are not allowed across the bomb bay.

For health and safety reasons, there will be no access to Sally B while she is undergoing winter maintenance, but you aremore than welcome to watch her from the gangway.

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We were pleased to meet Tony Foulds again atthe Flying Legends Airshow at IWM Duxford inthe pilots’ tent. Pictured together are B-17Captain Peter Kuypers and Ace Dutch pilotEdwin Boshoff with Tony in the middle. Tony isnow fundraising for Sally B. Thank you, Tony!

Laurel & Hardy at Duxford

USAAF Veteran visits Sally B

Sally Dinesen, named after Sally B, withbrothers Torre and Mikkel, Roskilde 2019

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Donations received by The B-17 Charitable Trust

THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH! The names listed below have made donations to Sally B since the last issue of Sally B News in November2018. Since then our charity has received a total of £101,853 in donations, the majority from the annualMembers Appeal. A very special Thank You to: Airfield Warehousing Ltd, Erika Berentemfel, Mike Blackburn, Raymond Eeles,Paul Edwards, Nigel Epps, Michael Greathead, Geoffrey J Hart, David G Jones, Kurt Lang, Don McNaught,Paul T Makin, Derek P Moss, Karen & Paul Munton, Jayne Newcombe, Vladimir Plouzhnikov,Jenifer Towndrow, Stephen Towsey and David Whitworth.Our charity also received legacies in memory of Ken Reed and Roger Traveller.

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