Some Fifi videos, it is awesome to hear her engines in person.
Right about 4:32 is when this one gets good.
Takeoff & Landing
Takeoff Roll filmed from the cockpit
Landing from bombardier seat.
History below as reported by CAF volunteers...
History of B29-A AAFSer. No. 44-62070
Manufactured by Boeing Airplane Company, Renton, Washington. Delivered to USAAF
On 31 July 1945
Assignments:
August 1945: 247th Base Unit
Smokey Hill Field, Kansas
September, 1945: 232nd Base Unit
Dalhart Field, Texas
October, 1945: 242nd Base Unit, Continental Air Force, (changed May 1946 to Strategic Air Command)
Grand Island Field, Nebraska
April 1946: Modified to TB29-A
November, 1947: Designated excess and sent to 4141st Base Unit (AMC)
Pyote Air Force Base, Texas
October, 1951: Sent for contract maintenance and modification. Reconfigured to B-29a in April, 1952
September, 1952: 310th Bombardment Wing (SAC)
Smokey Hill Air Force Base, Kansas
August, 1953: 3510th Flying Training Wing (TAC)
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
November, 1953: Modified to TB29A
October, 1956: Designated excess and transferred To U. S. Navy at China Lake Naval Weapons Center
China Lake, California
1972: Confederate Air Force Aquires 44-62070. Airplane, which is by now a full-fledged derelict,
is given civil registration number N 529 B, made ferriable by a team of CAF volunteers. Navy
will not allow test flight ("Too dangerous for their secret stuff").
Airplane takes off, flown by Rand Sohn as PIC with "Lefty" Gardner in the left seat.
After an eight hour non-stop flight, the airplane arrives At "Rebel Field", Harlingen, Texas
Right about 4:32 is when this one gets good.
Takeoff & Landing
Takeoff Roll filmed from the cockpit
Landing from bombardier seat.
History below as reported by CAF volunteers...
History of B29-A AAFSer. No. 44-62070
Manufactured by Boeing Airplane Company, Renton, Washington. Delivered to USAAF
On 31 July 1945
Assignments:
August 1945: 247th Base Unit
Smokey Hill Field, Kansas
September, 1945: 232nd Base Unit
Dalhart Field, Texas
October, 1945: 242nd Base Unit, Continental Air Force, (changed May 1946 to Strategic Air Command)
Grand Island Field, Nebraska
April 1946: Modified to TB29-A
November, 1947: Designated excess and sent to 4141st Base Unit (AMC)
Pyote Air Force Base, Texas
October, 1951: Sent for contract maintenance and modification. Reconfigured to B-29a in April, 1952
September, 1952: 310th Bombardment Wing (SAC)
Smokey Hill Air Force Base, Kansas
August, 1953: 3510th Flying Training Wing (TAC)
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
November, 1953: Modified to TB29A
October, 1956: Designated excess and transferred To U. S. Navy at China Lake Naval Weapons Center
China Lake, California
1972: Confederate Air Force Aquires 44-62070. Airplane, which is by now a full-fledged derelict,
is given civil registration number N 529 B, made ferriable by a team of CAF volunteers. Navy
will not allow test flight ("Too dangerous for their secret stuff").
Airplane takes off, flown by Rand Sohn as PIC with "Lefty" Gardner in the left seat.
After an eight hour non-stop flight, the airplane arrives At "Rebel Field", Harlingen, Texas
