Post by Don Gieseke on Jul 26, 2017 12:08:30 GMT -6
Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxlFCdHDkM
Here's a video look at the gleaming newly restored B-29 Superfortress named 'Doc' on its arrival at Oshkosh last week on Saturday 22 July 2017. Also a host of other aircraft inbound and outbound at busy, busy, Wittman Field where EAA AirVenture 2017 is held each year at this time. Have you subscribed to the Airailimages Channel on YouTube www.airailimages.com/ ? We'll have more Oshkosh coverage there.
Doc is a B-29 Superfortress and one of 1,644 manufactured in Wichita during World War II. Since 1987 when Tony Mazzolini found Doc on sitting and rotting away in the Mojave Desert, plans have been in the works to restore the historic warbird to flying status to serve as a flying museum.
In March of 1945, B-29 No. 44-69972 (now known as Doc) was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force.
Over the past 15+ years, hundreds of volunteers have worked on Doc and the restoration project. Skilled workers and retirees from Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, veterans, active duty military and others wanting to honor those who served, have spent tens of thousands of hours on Doc’s restoration. Countless individuals and organizations also made financial and in-kind contributions to keep the project going.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxlFCdHDkM
Here's a video look at the gleaming newly restored B-29 Superfortress named 'Doc' on its arrival at Oshkosh last week on Saturday 22 July 2017. Also a host of other aircraft inbound and outbound at busy, busy, Wittman Field where EAA AirVenture 2017 is held each year at this time. Have you subscribed to the Airailimages Channel on YouTube www.airailimages.com/ ? We'll have more Oshkosh coverage there.
Doc is a B-29 Superfortress and one of 1,644 manufactured in Wichita during World War II. Since 1987 when Tony Mazzolini found Doc on sitting and rotting away in the Mojave Desert, plans have been in the works to restore the historic warbird to flying status to serve as a flying museum.
In March of 1945, B-29 No. 44-69972 (now known as Doc) was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force.
Over the past 15+ years, hundreds of volunteers have worked on Doc and the restoration project. Skilled workers and retirees from Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, veterans, active duty military and others wanting to honor those who served, have spent tens of thousands of hours on Doc’s restoration. Countless individuals and organizations also made financial and in-kind contributions to keep the project going.