B-29 | War History

B-29 Doc Allowed To Use Runway At McConnell Air Force Base

The United States Department of Defense has granted B-29 Doc approval to use the non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita for final…

Doc a B-29 Superfortress takes her first steps toward an airworthiness certificate

On 23rd March 1945, a squadron of B-29 Superfortress bombers, some of the 1644 B-29’s built by Boeing at their Wichita plant, were delivered to the…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!

B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…

Old Boeing Plant has Some Secrets from World War Two

Many know of the company Boeing and its history of building planes.  However, no one knew all of the secrets these specific plants held.  Seattle,…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!

B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…

Old Boeing Plant has Some Secrets from World War Two

Many know of the company Boeing and its history of building planes.  However, no one knew all of the secrets these specific plants held.  Seattle,…

B-29 – Doc – To Be Restored With Crowdsourcing Funds!

The Friends of the B-29 Doc in Wichita have joined together to raise funds to restore a World War Two bomber and have now raised…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!

B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…

91 year old war veteran gets final mission aboard B-29

Jerry Micka is a 91 year old war veteran who has had the chance to fly one more time in the B-29 Superfortress bomber that…

Korean War air battle

Korean War

[Via] The Korean War took place as World War Two ended and the Cold War began. The Korean War was dominated by air battles between…

The mystery of the missing wheel cap of ‘Enola Gay’ – B-29 that dropped Atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Enola Gay

[Via] The iconic B-29 bomber that was used to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was named the ‘Enola Gay’. This plane was not preserved…

World War Two airplanes arrive at Tucson

A squadron of World War Two airplanes have arrived in Tucson to join the Commemorative Air Force, a volunteer group which restores and flies World…