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B-29 Doc ‘Rolls In’ to Her New Home

November 14, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization responsible for the restoration, operation and maintenance of Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-69972 Doc, held a ceremony yesterday to ‘roll in’ the historic WWII bomber to her newly-constructed home in Wichita, Kansas. Doc’s Friends published […]

CAF Announces B-29 FIFI’s 2018 Tour Schedule – Including 8 Stops in Canada!

March 22, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force announced the 2018 tour schedule for their Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as ‘FIFI’. The 26 city tour kicks off in mid-May, with a visit to Millington, Tennessee, but will also include […]

Doc Flies!!!

July 17, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 23

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Today we are pleased to report that the B-29 Super Fortress known as ‘Doc’ made her first post-restoration flight in Wichita, Kansas this morning. Following more than two decades of adventure and hard […]

B-29 ‘Doc’ Gets Pentagon Approval to Fly From McConnell AFB

June 24, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

WarbirdsNews has just received word from Doc’s Friends in Wichita, Kansas that their B-29 Superfortress known as Doc has just reviewed official approval from the Pentagon to use the longer, non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air […]

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Doc’s First Engine Runs for 2016 – First Flight Imminent

April 9, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

Following a hiatus over the winter, due to the cold temperatures, the B-29 known throughout the world as ‘Doc’ ran her engines again for the first time in 2016. The last few weeks have seen […]

Boeing B-29 Super Fortress

B-29 Doc ‘Rolls In’ to Her New Home

CAF Announces B-29 FIFI’s 2018 Tour Schedule – Including 8 Stops in Canada!

Doc Flies!!!

B-29 ‘Doc’ Gets Pentagon Approval to Fly From McConnell AFB

Doc’s First Engine Runs for 2016 – First Flight Imminent

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