Weeks B-29 disposition

[wendovertom]

Quick question,

The registery shows that Kermit has 2 B-29 airframes both stored in California. Does anyone know the current disposition of these planes? Is he planning on restoring them as the funding is available?

Thanks,

Tom P.

[JimH]

One is for sale through Aero Trader and the other is supposedly going to be restored to flying condition. This would be the NACA B-29 that was slightly damaged during Andrew and repaired by Aero Trader. The original nose skins are hanging up in the Wings over Miami Museum hangar.

Jim

[Chuck Gardner]

There is another B-29 at Fantasy of Flight in FL. I saw the fuselage and wings a few Weeks ago.

[wendovertom]

Thanks guys!

Ah, for the love of 1.5M - then another 6-7M to get it back in the air!

44-84084 is a "B" model - somewhat similar to the "silverplate" B-29s the 509th flew. No turrets only the tail gun and fuel injection but the silverplates had curtiss electric reversable props.

Thanks again,

Tom P.
www.wendoverairbase.com

[B-29 Super Fort]

Jim or anyone: Where is the ad at Aero Trader with Kermit Weeks' B-29 listed for sale. I couldn't find it on the online Aero Trader web site.

[JimH]

The ad, or I should say article was in Air Classics, with all inquiries being directed to aero trader.

jim

[kennsmithf2g]

The B29 is listed on aerotrader.net

Kenn

[B-29 Super Fort]

Wish I a couple of million$$. Looks like there's still a few B-29s listed on the Warbird Registry as stored at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and China Lake. I wonder if there's any at either site?

[RMAllnutt]

No B-29's left at Aberdeen that I am aware of. Took a tour there about five years ago around the testing area, and the only stuff of that vintage was a C-54. There were 11 T-28's there, most on their gear with trees literally growing around them. They mostly were in good shape (ie. not shot to bits, and externally complete and un-dinged). I took the serial numbers down (no pictures allowed sadly), and have them in a notebook somewhere. Other beasties were several RH-56 Comanche's in various states of dissarray, and the Boeing competitor that lost out to the UH-60, as well as a Curtiss-Wright X-19 (think that was the designation). There were several century-series fighters, and an Mil-24 Hind too! It is of course possible that there were other aircraft stashed away that our guide did not know about, but he seemed pretty adamant that no B-29's remained..... still, I remember when the same was said about China Lake... and look where Doc, and the other partial came from.

Cheers,
Richard