Speaking of B-29s

[Ghostrider]

She's airborne again for the first time in four years after receiving 4 new engines, she's going on tour, and you can now purchase a ride on her for the first time!

[Bill Kestell]

Now ain't that just about the prettiest thing ya' ever saw?

[Ghostrider]

She's a beauty :salute: - it just blows my mind that we, as a nation, have exactly one of these birds still flying :isadizzy:, and that only because of the generosity of private citizens. .

[MaskRider]

it just blows my mind that we, as a nation, have exactly one of these birds still flying

Did anyone watch that special on PBS about those guys who went to Greenland (pretty sure it was Greenland) to salvage a B-29 that had been abandoned there back in the late 40s some time?

They couldn't just leave well enough alone. The plane had been sitting their in nearly pristine condition for nearly 60 years and they went up there and in the course of a couple months managed to melt it into an unrecognizable puddle of aluminum. I was so mad.

[Bill Kestell]

All because of a defective aux heater unit, as I recall. Kinda' reminds me of Rick Nelson and that same problem with his DC-3!

[R C CAWTE]

She's a beauty :salute: - it just blows my mind that we, as a nation, have exactly one of these birds still flying :isadizzy:, and that only because of the generosity of private citizens. .

Its the same here in the UK.We built around 12 000 lancasters ,but only one still flys.Canada has the only other flying lanc.

[mariereid]

That's Right RC, she was flying this weekend and you can pay to go for a flight on her. :ernae: