Elite Ayrshire Business Circle marks Liberty Belle's visit to Prestwick »
Posted By murdochmacdonald 3 months ago in NewsAyrshire, Scotland, 3 July 2008--THE Liberty Belle B-17 Flying Fortress roared out of the clouds and in a spectacular manoeuvre turned on its side in salute and at low altitude swept imperiously across the tarmac of Glasgow Prestwick Airport before landing safely outside the terminal of private jet charter and aircraft handling company Ocean Sky.
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murdochmacdonald3 months ago
The veteran American bomber aircraft made an overnight stop in Ayrshire as part of its 7,800 mile European Tour from its home in Georgia, USA in honour of all veterans of World War II. Piloted by owner Don Brooks, the Liberty Belle will proceed to RAF Duxford in England, arriving tomorrow, 4 July and American Independence Day.
The aircraft played a key role in the fight against Nazi Germany. It has had millions of dollars worth of restoration work performed over the last 20 years, and is one of the last B-17s still flying.
To mark the occasion of the Liberty Belle's visit to Ayrshire, members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle presented the crew with two prints depicting famous aircraft associated with Scottish aviation history, autographed by the artist Professor Dugald Cameron.
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murdochmacdonald3 months ago
Elite Ayrshire Business Circle managing director Murdoch MacDonald said: "I would like to thank Don Brooks and his crew for the professional and unflappably amiable way in which they dealt with the media and the welcoming crowds. This cannot have been easy after what must have been a long, cold and arduous journey."
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