B29 Fifi
Jun 23, 2021 06:24:00 #
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Jun 23, 2021 08:14:51 #
Dan5000 wrote:
One of the last flying B29's, owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force.
Jun 23, 2021 10:14:26 #
tramsey wrote:
Great shots and series -
Do you remember when that was a giant plane? The biggest thing that could ever fly? Now it sits under the wing of a C5M and almost disappears
Do you remember when that was a giant plane? The biggest thing that could ever fly? Now it sits under the wing of a C5M and almost disappears
As a kid I remember watching the TV show Twelve o'clock High. Much later in life I finally saw a B-17 and Fifi in real life. What amazed me was how SMALL these planes were and also how far from reality TV shows from the sixties portrayed them.
Jun 23, 2021 10:55:47 #
The Confederate Air Force has changed the name to Commemorative Air Force to be more politically correct. FiFi was the only flying B-29 for years until the complete restoration of Doc within the last five years or so.
Jun 23, 2021 11:15:32 #
Jun 23, 2021 11:20:12 #
I have lived on the backside of "Willie" (Williams Field) for decades (it's now a public air field) and have seen these giants flying over. They literally look like they are standing still in the sky! I find them amazing.
Jun 23, 2021 13:08:43 #
budclem
Loc: orcutt, ca
Great to see a B 29 in the air.
I as a Flight Engineer with 750 hours in the last part of Korea, flying out of Yokota AFB 343rd Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Wing.
Lots of close calls in the unreliable 29.
But still get a thrill when i see one.
Bud
I as a Flight Engineer with 750 hours in the last part of Korea, flying out of Yokota AFB 343rd Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Wing.
Lots of close calls in the unreliable 29.
But still get a thrill when i see one.
Bud
Jun 23, 2021 19:30:59 #
Nice shots Dan. I have several shots of FIFI taken at the annual air show put on by the WWII Museum in New Orleans. Two other members named the only air worthy B 29 as Doc.
Don
Don
Jun 23, 2021 19:59:08 #
Dan5000 wrote:
One of the last flying B29's, owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force.
Very nice, Dan. Built a model of one when I was a kid.
Jun 24, 2021 13:48:09 #
singleshot
Loc: Georgia
Dan5000 wrote:
One of the last flying B29's, owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force.
Great shots of a beautiful old girl.
Jun 24, 2021 16:14:49 #
Dan5000 wrote:
One of the last flying B29's, owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force.
Beautiful shots 🎯🎯🎯
Jun 24, 2021 16:22:53 #
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