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There Are About To Be Two Airworthy B-29s
For many years, only one flying example of the B-29 Superfortress has been worthy of soaring above the clouds. The B-29 is the same plane type that effectively ended World War II on the Pacific front by dropping atomic bombs on Japan. That single flyable plane, known as "Fifi" is about to be joined by her sibling, "Doc." (flightclub.jalopnik.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I flew on the last 4 B-29's in the AF inventory out of Naha, Okinawa 1959/60. They had been converted to ECM. I still have my Sq. patch, flt orders, tail numbers and a few photo's. Doing research I discovered two of those A/C transported the mechanisms for the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan. I have been told two A/C were put on hard stands, One at Kadena, Okinawa, the other somewhere in Japan. I was the radio operator.
The only way to preserve that B29 after restoration is to keep pilots out of it and make sure it never leaves the ground.
You might have meant "magneto switch" instead of "master switch" eh?
I used to see B-52s by the dozens climbing the skies after leaving Westover AFB every morning at 5AM. At the time it was disturbing. How I miss that sound now.
I look forward to seeing her in my Wichita sky. I remember when I was a boy and the B 52 filled our sky... "See that tail, that's the new B 52!"; I am lucky to live in Wichita.
Since when did B-29's have motors? They would need long extension cords if that was the case. Motors require an outside source of energy. APG class Sheppard Air Base 1952.