FiFi
 

Great video!!!!! Thanks for posting that, Bill. :beerchug:

THere were no opportunities like that when i was his age.And i'd like to know the whole story.How many 29 year-olds get tossed the set of keys to a B-29?THe ONLY airworthy B-29 on the planet,no less.

Bill,

Have you heard any updates on "Doc" (the B-29 being restored by retired Boeing workers)?

Wasn't aware.Display or airworthy?

Found it:

http://www.b-29doc.com/history.shtml

Airworthy. The last thing I heard was they were trying to find engines and props. I guess they're trying to build the "hybrid" R-3350s like those on "FiFi"

The men flying them during the war were a lot younger then he is.

When I last saw the Enola Gay I was told shes air worthy, but obviously doesnt fly
just some lil tidbit LOL

Love the Vid Bill. Thanks for Posting.

Curious, is the Enola Gay restored to Armored specs ? These planes were a BEAST when fully plated. They were stripped of most of that when the Atomic missions were flown for weight savings.

Mike

FiFi's engines were replaced and running back in Aug of 2010. She was at MAAM June of 2011 for their WWII Weekend. Not sure about this year as I wasn't there.

Correct.They were also TOLD to fly them and they were a "dime-a-dozen"then.Today?Like i said-i'd like to hear the whole story.

I have a newfound respect for Paul Tibbets and the flying he had to to do in the Enola Gay to escape the blast radius of Little Boy.

Brian,

Standing a B-29 on one wing and pulling a near reversal turn had to have the airframe groaning.

I met Tibbets a year or so before he passed away. When he talked about the flying he had to do to get way from the blast he had a smile on his face. One cool guy that only did the job he was told to do. That's how he looked at it.