finally, a B 29 has completed a restoration, and is rolled out of the hanger after being rescued from the desert in 1987 where it sat on a Mojave bombing range for 40 years

One of the members of the Disney Squadron "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this rare B 29 is Doc, and has been restored in Kansas at the hangers that once were Boeing's business in Wichita.

Monday’s invitation-only roll-out of Doc was largely symbolic and included a ceremonial delivery of the airplane to Col. James Dermer, vice commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base. Doc was originally delivered to the Army Air Forces 70 years to the day on Monday.

Spirit CEO Larry Lawson presented a replica of the B-29’s horn button from the yoke of Doc to Dermer as part of the delivery ceremony.

its time in the factory is done, and it’s ready for ramp tests … prior to its first flight,” said Jeff Turner, retired Spirit CEO and chairman of Doc’s Friends, the nonprofit organization that owns Doc and is leading its restoration.

Doc’s Friends will need to find a permanent location to house the airplane and ongoing support to operate it as a flying museum. The organization estimates it will need to raise an additional $7 million to $9 million to complete those efforts.

http://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article16083872.html

I last posted about Doc in January http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-2nd-b-29-is-ready-to-fly-again-doc.html

It's website is http://b-29doc.com/  if you can make a donation

- by Be For