B-29 Move over "FI FI "

[Greg Myers]

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/b-29-superfortress-doc-rollout-today.html

[1930fordpickup]

Beauty .

[High octane]

Awesome!

[The70judgeman]

Might have to actually head up to EAA this year to see "DOC" & "FIFI" fly together. It'll be a sight to see.

[Roadrunner]

Always good to see a Superfortress. Just yesterday I was looking at a book I have on the B-29 and Russian (counterfeit) Tu-4.

[Greg Myers]

If you have the stomach , another B-29 with a sad ending : "Kee Bird" Nova PBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4YBwjQTds

[Snake45]

If you have the stomach , another B-29 with a sad ending : "Kee Bird" Nova PBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4YBwjQTds

Saddest ending EVER. To this day even thinking about it almost makes me cry.

[Harry P.]

Man, that is a beauty!

[The70judgeman]

Have to agree with Richard. Heart-breaking end to all that hard work. If I'm not mistaken one of the guys that probably worked the hardest on that project died right before the end of all that work. So, a double loss on that one.

[Lunajammer]

Have to agree with Richard. Heart-breaking end to all that hard work. If I'm not mistaken one of the guys that probably worked the hardest on that project died right before the end of all that work. So, a double loss on that one.

The project itself may even have killed him, as he was so dedicated to the task of getting KeeBird flying that he neglected his own deteriorating health. All so that some maverick could get himself a B-29 on the cheap. Reckless and tragic.

Wonderful to see another airworthy Super done right.

[Greg Myers]

Rick Kriege http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101232507

Kee Bird http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?93056-Current-status-of-the-quot-Kee-Bird-quot-B-29-Superfortress

Edited March 30, 2015 by Greg Myers