Aircraft Photo of N69972 / 469972 | Boeing B-29A Superfortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #548222
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N69972
Alternate Serial:469972
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-29A Superfortress
C/n (msn):10814
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Doc
Location
City / Airport:Cedar Rapids - The Eastern IowaMap
Region / Country:Iowa, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KCID   IATA: CID   Local: CID   Other: -
 
Photo Date:12 July 2019
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 548222
Photo Comment

March/45: TOS USAAF. April/45: Combat Crew Training Squadron/331st Army Air Force Base Unit, Barksdale Field, LA. November/45: Pyote Army Air Field, TX, for storage. July/51: Three different squadrons at Griffiss AFB, NY. October/56: Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA; used as a target. March/65: WFU. February/94: Naval Aviation Museum; registered as N6735C. March/98: US Aviation Museum, Inyokern, CA, registered as N69972. May/00: Trucked to Wichita, KS for restoration to flying status by Boeing. November/12: Acquired from the USAM by "Doc's Friends, Inc." The plane made its first post-restoration flight on 17 July 2016.

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