Warbird Information Exchange

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.

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

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

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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

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.

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

jim

The B29 is listed on aerotrader.net

Kenn

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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?

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