Aircraft Photo of N529B / NX529B | Boeing TB-29A Superfortress | Commemorative Air Force | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #537871
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N529B
Alternate Registration:NX529B
Military Code:A
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing TB-29A Superfortress
C/n (msn):11547
Operator Titles:Commemorative Air Force
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Fifi
Location
City / Airport:Cedar Rapids - The Eastern IowaMap
Region / Country:Iowa, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KCID   IATA: CID   Local: CID   Other: -
 
Photo Date:18 July 2012
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 537871
Photo Comment

7/45: TOS USAAF as B-29A 44-62070. 4/46: Converted to TB-29. 10/51 to 4/52: Restored back to B-29A. 4/52: 310th Bomb Wing, Smoky Hill AFB, KS. 8/53: 3510th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, TX. 11/53: Converted to TB-29A. 10/56: TOS USN; to Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA; used as a range target. 3/71: Confederate Air Force with c/n N4249. Restored to ferry. 8/71: Ferried to Harlingen, TX. By1978: Restored using parts from three other B-29s. 8/81: Re-registered as N529B. 1983: Used in the movie, "The Right Stuff" as the mother ship. 2006-2010: Full overhaul and new engines.

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