Originally Posted by
pr00ne
etudiant,
Not here in the UK they don't. With the exception of the BBMF they are kept flying by the indulgence of fabulously wealthy owners/sponsors, many of whom actually fly them as well.
I accept that the crew age may not be a factor in this case, but I am the same age as that co-pilot (71) and, though I flew RAF Fast jets in my youth, now I would not trust the speed nor the correctness of my reactions in an emergency, as for the 76 year old Captain...
And a B-17 is a bomber, it was never built to carry passengers.
Rather out of date.
One can now pay to fly in Spitfires, Mustangs, Hurricane(Soon...) Blenheim, Lysander, Sea Fury, 109 and others...