Boeing STRATOCRUISER Flying Once Again

[Jim Reed]

The big Boeing 377/C-97G STRAT is once again back in the skies after a long wakeup call. Owned & operated by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation from Toms River NJ. This non profit tax exempt,all volunteer membership corporation is dedicated in preserving in flying condition as a COLD WAR MUSEUM EXIBIT this great Boeing Proptransport from the past. Only 2 of these STRATS survive in the WORLD today that are still AIRWORTHY!! HER new name is "Angel Of Deliverance" & now sits on ramp at Millville Airport NJ after HER ferryflight EAST from Aberdeen SD. The big STRAT looks fantastic in HER new paint scheme. Only 100 more miles to go to reach HER new home at the hangar in the NYC area. At the hangar the work will begin on HER interior with displays,showcases & memorabilia of the COLD WAR yrs history & how this great proptransport was the forerunner of SAC & Cargo & Tanker fleet we have today.Help & support is always welcomed in our project to preserve this fine Classic Proptransport. See us at <a href="http://www.spiritoffreedom.org" target="_blank">www.spiritoffreedom.org</a> Thanks "Help Keep the Legacy Alive"

[neil armstrong]

When i operated out of MIA there was a Boeing STRATOCRUISER which flew a weekly run out to a southern destination???.
they had two of them ,i think one of them was used for parts?.

Neil

[PaperTiger]

Of course a C-97 is not a Stratocruiser, but we'll let that pass. Several survive but it is probably correct to say that only two are airworthy - the BAHS one and a water bomber at Greybull WY. The last real Strat was inexcusably broken up at Tucson sometime in the 1980s.

The Miami operator was Agro Air (Dom. Rep). There was still one of their C-97s derelict at MIA a couple years ago.

[The Guvnor]

I saw the Agro Air C97 - which I understand was used to haul meat? - on finals to MIA once around '89 - rather an interesting acute nose down approach it was as well!