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Doc is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two that are flying in the world, the other B-29 being FIFI. It is owned by Doc's Friends, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Doc attends various air shows and offers rides. [1]
Jul. 13—The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour returns to Terre Haute for a three-day stop, two-day tour. One of only two B-29 Superfortresses still airworthy and flying, "Doc" was slated to arrive ...
Since the early 1970s, various B-29s have been recovered from China Lake and Aberdeen for museum displays – the last B-29 (Doc) removed from China Lake in 2000 was restored to flying condition. Additional aircraft have been discovered at both post-war crash sites and near World War II Pacific airfields.
After sitting at bombing range at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake for 42 years, Doc was recovered in 1998 by a team led by Tony Mazzolini. [1] The group Doc's Friends was started in 2013 to support the effort and, following 3 years of work, the airplane flew again in 2016.
Doc is one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortresses manufactured in Wichita during World War II and one of only two B-29 Superfortresses flying today. Doc was restored by hundreds of volunteers, including ...
The first B-29 combat losses occurred during this raid, with one B-29 destroyed on the ground by Japanese fighters after an emergency landing in China, [47] one lost to anti-aircraft fire over Yawata, and another, the Stockett's Rocket (after Capt. Marvin M. Stockett, Aircraft Commander) B-29-1-BW 42-6261, [e] disappeared after takeoff from ...
FIFI is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two B-29s in the world flying as of 2024 (with Doc being the other). It is owned by the Commemorative Air Force and is based at the Victor N. Agather Hangar at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas. FIFI tours the United States and Canada annually. It takes part in various air shows and ...
Two B-29's (45-21871 and 45-21761), one B-17 Flying Fortress, and one long-range OA-10A Catalina reconnaissance aircraft were launched. Also available was an Air Transport Command C-74 Globemaster , which was at Ladd in temporary status from Morrison Field, Florida , performing cold-weather testing.