Museum of Flight B-29 out on display (kind of)

spookythecat · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:03 pm

I heard the B-29 had to be evicted from it's latest hangar so to protect it from the elements it was basically shrink wrapped. It's apparently out by the museum and has a bow for the holidays. I'm looking forward to hearing more details on this and it's future.

Speedy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:13 pm

I saw that yesterday while I was driving on Perimeter Road...I really had to chuckle about the red bow.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:09 am

I heard it was just outside for a month, then back in the hangar.

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:39 am

Happy Holidays! :drink3:

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Love the bow.

I'll supply the tree to put her under.., who wants to drop her off? :lol:

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:16 am

Whoa, there is something wrong here. Its all wrapped up but its much too big to fit under my x mas tree!

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:21 am

Does the museum have any concrete plans to put the B-29, B-17 and perhaps the B-47 on inside display at anytime in the future?

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:39 am

It's better protected from the elements than DOC is.
Unless it's been moved somewhere under cover, the WB-47E has been outside since it first arrived @ KBFI in 1969.
The original plan was to replace the DC-3 hanging from the ceiling inside with Swages B-17, then to build a dedicated building for the 17 and 29, all they need is a huge pile of intaglio prints of dead Presidents and some more dirt.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:41 am

The Inspector wrote:

It's better protected from the elements than DOC is.
Unless it's been moved somewhere under cover, the WB-47E has been outside since it first arrived @ KBFI in 1969.
The original plan was to replace the DC-3 hanging from the ceiling inside with Swages B-17, then to build a dedicated building for the 17 and 29, all they need is a huge pile of intaglio prints of dead Presidents and some more dirt.

I was under the impression Doc was being stored inside. Whats a Swages B-17 and can you clarify what intaglio prints of dead presidents and some more dirt means?

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Pat Carry wrote:

The Inspector wrote:

It's better protected from the elements than DOC is.
Unless it's been moved somewhere under cover, the WB-47E has been outside since it first arrived @ KBFI in 1969.
The original plan was to replace the DC-3 hanging from the ceiling inside with Swages B-17, then to build a dedicated building for the 17 and 29, all they need is a huge pile of intaglio prints of dead Presidents and some more dirt.

I was under the impression Doc was being stored inside. Whats a Swages B-17 and can you clarify what intaglio prints of dead presidents and some more dirt means?

"dead presidents' are the faces on the US currency!

They (the museum) needs an a$$ load of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :shock:

wingman1 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:50 am

Dumb question time here. are they still planing to fly Doc? sometime in the future?

:drink3:

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:56 am

the330thbg wrote:

Pat Carry wrote:

The Inspector wrote:

It's better protected from the elements than DOC is.
Unless it's been moved somewhere under cover, the WB-47E has been outside since it first arrived @ KBFI in 1969.
The original plan was to replace the DC-3 hanging from the ceiling inside with Swages B-17, then to build a dedicated building for the 17 and 29, all they need is a huge pile of intaglio prints of dead Presidents and some more dirt.

I was under the impression Doc was being stored inside. Whats a Swages B-17 and can you clarify what intaglio prints of dead presidents and some more dirt means?

"dead presidents' are the faces on the US currency!

They (the museum) needs an a$$ load of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :shock:

Got it!

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:57 am

wingman1 wrote:

Dumb question time here. are they still planing to fly Doc? sometime in the future?

:drink3:

An excellant question but far from being dumb.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:21 pm

The B-17F 'Boeing Bee' was originally owned by a local individual who owned an aircraft cable supply company and who's nickname was 'Swage' so those of us who knew the airplane when it was bare aluminum with orange trim still refer to it as 'Swage's airplane'.

Intaglio prints of dead Presidents refers to dollars, gidahs, bux, simolians, razbukniks. The reference to dirt would mean land to put a facility on as levitation has been pretty much disproved at this point in time.

And since no one has updated anything about DOC in some time, the last I understood was the Canadians who bought out Boeing commercial in WTC kicked it outside about 15 minutes after they got the keys to the place.

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Yah.., I have a baaaaad feeling 'Doc' and the 'Spruce Goose' will be up to flying status about the same timeframe

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