B-29 Kee Bird Recovery

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:13 pm

that's good news robb. i know some years back there were sour grapes, maybe the teams, or somebody connected to them cleaned up the site. & i'll ask the same question........ what other b-29 is up their??

Originalboxcar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:05 am

Who has Kee Birds original engines? They should be the later model fuel injected type.

Oh yeah, and ..... ROB, WHAT OTHER B-29???? :roll:

Satellite/aerial photos pleeeeaase.

regards,

t~

FlyingFortB17 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:55 pm **Posts:** 217

There is the B-29 sitting in a lake/pond around one of the Air Force bases up there. But this one is in Alaska.

Shay · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:25 pm

FlyingFortB17 wrote:

There is the B-29 sitting in a lake/pond around one of the Air Force bases up there. But this one is in Alaska.

I really wish someone would save this old girl. I imagine that in time she too will be recovered as the list of recoverable airframes grows very short.

I thought I remember hearing that there was some sort of hang up thus preventing her recovery.

Shay
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APG85 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:32 pm

Unfortunately, besides being in a landing mishap, this aircraft was gutted (canned) heavily before being towed to her current resting place. She is nothing more than a shell - still interesting.....

Shay · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:41 pm

APG85 wrote:

Unfortunately, besides being in a landing mishap, this aircraft was gutted (canned) heavily before being towed to her current resting place. She is nothing more than a shell - still interesting.....

Well, like I mentioned, as the list of available airframes becomes shorter. It is inevitable that the appeal of even a gutted airframe will grow. I imagining in my head the images of her being lifted out of the lake during recovery. Ahhh good stuff.

Shay
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APG85 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:40 pm

Yeah, that would be neat...........

Steve Corbett · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:50 pm

Kee Bird had the earlier carbureted engines. And because they have sat for so long they will be very expensive to overhaul. Yes they are very low time but with all the dissimilar metal corrosion (bearings cylinders) and the same issues with FIFI's engines in regards to warranty on work done.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:19 pm

i recognize this pic from a past magazine issue. must be in great shape considering the cold climate / water temps / & dark clarity of the h 20

gregv · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:41 pm

wasn't "Lady of the Lake" declared a National Monument (or something to that effect)? You'd think that might make things more difficult for recovery...but one can still hope.

cheers

greg v.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:53 pm

"Lady of the lake" is the Las Vegas B-29..........and yes sadly that will never be recovered........now a very popular dive site.

gregv · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:06 pm

N3Njeff wrote:

"Lady of the lake" is the Las Vegas B-29..........and yes sadly that will never be recovered........now a very popular dive site.

Not to be a nit-pick, but I think the Eielson AFB B-29 holds the moniker "Lady of the Lake"; the "Las Vegas" one is in Lake Mead; see link below:

http://www.visi.com/~jweeks/b29/index.html

Ayways, be nice to see both of them taken care of.

cheers

gv

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