Jun 07 2017
Brigadier General Paul Tibbets IV, the grandson of Brigadier General Paul Tibbets Jr., who flew the B-29 “Enola Gay” during the Hiroshima nuclear bombing on 6 August 1945, will fly as copilot of the B-29 “Doc” during a flight from Wichita to Whiteman AFB this coming Friday. Paul Tibbets IV is the commanding officer of the US Air …
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Oct 04 2016
From Doc’s Friends website (visit the page for more information and pictures): The B-29 known as Doc successfully completed its second flight since being restored to airworthy status. Doc’s second flight lasted approximately 52 minutes at an altitude of four to five thousand feet on a flight pattern east of Wichita, Kans. The historic warbird …
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Jul 26 2016
Scott Slocum has posted on Vimeo some great air-to-air footage of B-29 Doc’s first flight as seen from the chase plane. Play it in HD and full-screen mode to enjoy fully!
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2016/07/26/video-air-to-air-footage-of-b-29-docs-first-flight/
Jul 17 2016
As scheduled, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Doc” flew today in Wichita, Kansas. It is one of only two airworthy B-29 in the world, the other being “FiFi”, which is flown by the Commemorative Air Force.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2016/07/17/b-29-doc-has-flown/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2015/09/22/video-b-29-superfortress-doc-undergoes-first-engine-runs/
Mar 25 2015
More information on the rollout: Air Museum Network Warbirds News
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2015/03/25/rollout-ceremony-for-b-29-doc-at-kansas-aviation-museum/
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