Friday, January 26, 2007
Get to fly in the Sally B
I've seen the Sally B Flying Fortress many times at airshows in the UK, including Duxford, Biggin Hill and Lowestoft. If you don't know, the Sally B is the only remaining B-17 in the UK that is capable of flight.
Every year when I see her, there is the announcement that she relies on donations, and that she may never be seen again due to increasing insurance costs.
So I was intrigued to see that you can now support this amazing machine by having your name written on her side! Yes, for £360 or $600 you can have your own name or the name of someone else inscribed on the side of the aircraft in the special "Roll of Honour" section. And what is better, if you sign up you get to join all the other roll of honor members for a special bash at this year's Duxford airshow on Saturday 8th Sept 2007. The key thing is though, that your name is then entered into a prize draw and the winner gets to train as a Crew Member and goes up for a flight in the Sally B. And as there are only about 40 names on the roll of honour so far, that's not bad odds.
Check it out at the Sally B Roll of Honour page.
Every year when I see her, there is the announcement that she relies on donations, and that she may never be seen again due to increasing insurance costs.
So I was intrigued to see that you can now support this amazing machine by having your name written on her side! Yes, for £360 or $600 you can have your own name or the name of someone else inscribed on the side of the aircraft in the special "Roll of Honour" section. And what is better, if you sign up you get to join all the other roll of honor members for a special bash at this year's Duxford airshow on Saturday 8th Sept 2007. The key thing is though, that your name is then entered into a prize draw and the winner gets to train as a Crew Member and goes up for a flight in the Sally B. And as there are only about 40 names on the roll of honour so far, that's not bad odds.
Check it out at the Sally B Roll of Honour page.
