Return to greatness Following a 17-year recovery and restoration effort by hundreds of volunteers, a Boeing B-29 bomber nicknamed “Doc” gleams in the sunrise in Wichita, Kan. Engine runs began last month. The B-29 Superfortress was one of the most technologically advanced aircraft of World War II, with a pressurized crew cabin for high-altitude flying and remotely controlled gun turrets. Boeing built nearly 2,800 B-29s in Wichita and at the Renton, Wash., factory, and Bell and Martin built some 1,200 more. Only one other B-29 is airworthy today. For more on Doc’s return to flight, visit b-29doc.com/docs-story. For more on Boeing bombers, visit boeing.com/bds/strategicairpower. PHOTO: STEVE JANTZ | DOC’S FRIENDS NOVEMBER 2015 49
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