ELLY SALLINGBOE WINS AWARD
PUBLISHED: 17:48 15 July 2008 | UPDATED: 13:54 10 October 2012
Keeper of Duxford’s B-17 honoured
LAST
month saw Elly Sallingboe awarded the Transport Trust Lifetime
Achievement Award for her efforts to keep the UK’s only B-17, Sally B,
in the air.Since
1975, Elly has kept the four-engined bomber in full flying condition
despite immense financial struggles. She said, “When it comes to a
choice between paying bills owed on the house, or buying components for
Sally B, the B-17 has always won.”www.sallyb.org.uk