Restored B-29 takes to the air

[@intrepid_wandering]

It's hard to preserve old planes like this. It's insanely expensive with no real way to generate revenue. These guys do it out of love. And god bless them for it.

[@250R1983lover]

From the area; Wichita natives are very proud of their title as, "air capitol of the world". I'm sure for many, it reminds them of a lost past, and hope for the future.

[@elliottesayian2711]

Yea I was looking at the rides on a fully restored b17 and their $1000+. Guess that’s how they make revenue

[@intrepid_wandering]

​@@elliottesayian2711 Which defiantly helps. But probably not nearly enough. The more people they take the more flying hours. And I bet they spend thousands on each flying hour with an old bird like that.

[@generalspitfire01]

@@250R1983lover i have some family members in Wichita. also i was close to where doc is held. though i was at a Holiday inn......

[@RyanWehr]

That’s why a lot of these planes get designated to clubs like the commemorative Air Force chapters. They do everything possible to bring in money through donations and club fees to help with the preservation of these airplanes and to keep them flying

[@meganwinkler5602]

It will be a sad day when we have fewer B-29 pilots than we do B-29 bombers.

[@christianbustnes9212]

Megan Winkler isn’t that today?

[@CooterCoy]

Yeah that might be today.

[@austinblades8903]

there are currently 26 surviving b-29's and only two are in flying condition. The other one in flying condition still is the enola gay which i had the privilege of seeing on display at the air and space museum in Virginia pictured here. this is also the exact same plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-29_Superfortresses#/media/File:The_enola_gay.jpg

[@anthonyc4138]

@@austinblades8903 cool

[@jirons2709]

@@austinblades8903 The other one in flying condition is FiFi. The Enola Gay is a static display.

[@jentbent1229]

This makes me happy to see an B-29 actually restored and in the air.

[@rontroy3843]

Quite amazing to see both flyable B29's flying in formation, Doc and Fifi!

[@Doge5600]

yeah.

[@c.rcruises8728]

Jent Bent um YAAA

[@RS-tp3uu]

I’ve seen them fly over my house before.

[@mecate818]

Rumors say that this b-29 was only restored so that Gaijin can record its engines

[@jerrera45]

Not only is it beautiful to see this plane restored, but also the souls of the vets who volunteered their time and love.

[@jerispencer5220]

A time when Americans worked together to accomplish anything!

[@karolinesmail489]

Amen ! Exactly! I agree

[@firstnamelastname9832]

What are you saying you want to see that again?, you want ww3?

[@nczioox1116]

Except for the segregation part

[@johnathanhodskins5820]

Well when ww3 rolls around...

[@franlooving4203]

But I see these people working together to restore Doc!

[@gracecalis5421]

**takes off** **immediately makes a beeline for Japan** "Oh no"

[@fumothfan9]

Nah it's going to the hoover damn to assist against the legion savages.

[@goldenstatecali3862]

Lmao its still got beef with them

[@edoardoangeletti2232]

@@fumothfan9 new vegas is legendary

[@STHFGDBY]

Ya, some unfinished business to take care of.

[@HeliPadUSA]

if this were reddit I'd give you gold grace calis

[@kenworthNH]

To think that 80 or so years ago the skies over the Pacific were swarming with these beasts. All those pilots, mechanics, and support crew that went into it.

[@BmorePatriot]

70 years ago. Yeah, it was used late WW2.

[@coltonnemitz3033]

Swarming is strong

[@chrismoody1342]

As a Wichitan, I get to see Doc every once in while. The last time I heard a very deep thundering rumble coming, from the sound you know it’s something big and heavy. I dashed out of the house and into the open so I could see Doc slowly climbing into the sky. Makes me extremely proud of my neighbors, city and nation. 🇺🇸

[@stevek8829]

We can only imagine the sound of many together. The Germans were very lucky to see and hear flights of 1,000 B-17s overhead. The world will never see such again.

[@Scott-ph2yk]

​@@stevek8829Very true. I suspect the Germans at the time, were not able to appreciate the industrial prowess of the USA. Conversely, they knew defeat was coming. Today we can be grateful for 80 years of post war peace.

[@smaze1782]

Restoring these beautiful warbirds is so important. When I retire I will dedicate my life to old school aircraft restoration. God bless these guys.

[@personalinformation8678]

SMaze17 it’s a waste of resources tbh

[@onunez5655]

Personal Information Because you say so right.

[@yoloman5610]

Personal Information those star wars figures you have are a waste of resources

[@perrooceaniko2005]

Personal Information You are a waste of human being too ..... a troll probably ... another waste of a human.

[@davecrupel2817]

Personal Information using them at target practice is a waste of resources. Scrapping, or using them for historical demonstratiin, is *not* such a waste. :)

[@thomasperri5316]

My uncle was a tail gunner on the B29. He was killed in the crash on takeoff, Aug. 5th 1950 at Fairfield-Suisun AFB outside of San Francisco. Brigadier General Robert Travis was co-piloting the aircraft and was one of the 20 killed that morning. The base was renamed for him but I don't know if Travis AFB is still operating. The mission was to ferry the explosive shell of an atomic bomb to Guam for possible use against North Korea. The nuclear core was always shipped on a separate plane in case of a crash situation. My uncle was, I am told, a gentle young man twenty five years old and an aspiring artist. I own one of his last paintings. It would have been an honor to know him.

[@tedvillalon4139]

You honor your uncle by telling his story. My dad was a mechanic at Travis Afb in the early 1950s and i worked for the Exchange Service there in the late 80s.

[@roy19491]

high school math teacher had been a B-29 pilot in WW2....had facial scars from his windscreen being shot out by a Japanese interceptor

[@mikemisch7968]

Did they ever determine why the plane ( with 4 engines) crashed?

[@matthewdittmer1837]

My Grandpa was one of the firefighters who responded to that crash, he was the closest one to the plane to survive when it exploded.

[@ontargetthomunclesam3926]

Tom Perri thank you for your story very sorry about your uncle

[@alikhidzam3749]

5:43 my man smooth asf

[@GTXTi-db5xu]

xd alikh idzam Hard to believe he's 90+ years old, his mind hasn't aged a day :D

[@marlinanenomeposeidonthdar4677]

GTX 1080Ti wtf no ways he’s 90 plus he has smoother skin than my uncle

[@dankcitrus42]

@@marlinanenomeposeidonthdar4677 DESTRUCTION 100

[@marlinanenomeposeidonthdar4677]

Nathan Lentine oh ok

[@bremo2059]

He's your husband huh?

[@samueladams3746]

Years ago was having lunch on the Westchester side of Long Island Sound waterfront and felt rather than heard something. It was a B-29 climbing out at full power from an airport in Long Island. Flew right over us and the whole place reverberated. Told my son to watch it carefully since he might never see one again. I can imagine what a flight of 300 would have sounded like.

[@jamiestewart48]

A flight of 300 B-29s roaring across the sky sounds like one thing and one thing only: freedom.

[@georise922]

What people see : beautiful old and perfectly restored B29 What War Thunder players see : *R E P A I R C O S T*

[@humanhuman5024]

8000000 k silver lions repair costs

[@justavideo6324]

@@humanhuman5024 and 8MIL suffering

[@humanhuman5024]

@@justavideo6324 correction -8,000,000

[@justavideo6324]

@@humanhuman5024 what about b o t h

[@aaron_n6310]

I was waiting for this comment

[@claygreen4723]

My father, who passed away on August 1, 2019 at the age of 98, flew back to the USA on a B-29 in 1945. He was a radio operator who served on Saipan.

[@demir.5653]

I'm sorry for your dad

[@awwk8452]

He died in a B-29?

[@tinyrin212]

@@awwk8452 no

[@mrceepyalex560]

I don’t know what to believe these days everyone has the same father now

[@awwk8452]

MrcreepyalexYT ikr not believing good for him if it’s true

[@epicbagelswag]

As an aircraft mechanic, I would’ve killed to have been there that day.

[@wms1650]

I agree with you Epicbagelswag. I get emotional watching videos of WWII aircraft and stories. My Uncle Cecil, Cap. Cecil E Manning, flew a P51B. He was downed over France, 1944, and captured. Remained a POW till the end of the war. He never spoke about his POW time. We owe our current freedom to all the brave selfless men who served. They really are the Greatest Generation.

[@AethernaLuxen]

-And he meant it literally!-

[@mangos2888]

Just think, if you’d had been there the first time, you would’ve enabled killing a whole bunch of people! Wow! /s

[@thearmoredgeorgian2736]

Why didn’t you then

[@Eevee_133]

As an avgeek, I’d be right there next to you

[@proxygaming8590]

Can you imagine the kind of history this plane has?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ @proxygaming8590 She did not fly in WW2. She started out as an aircrew trainer and then transferred to NY with a radar calibration squadron (flying with the other "seven dwarf" B-29s.) It was then given to the US Navy to use as a target tow aircraft and finally retired to China Lake as a target. It was the last B-29 at China Lake that hadn't been blown up.

[@shukoor26]

Yep dropped sun 2 times on Japan.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

@@shukoor26 Not this plane, my friend, but one like her.

[@jeffjohnson5053]

Wonderful! Wonderful!! Wonderful!!

[@jholeify]

@@shukoor26 it would have said Enola Gay on the side of it if that were the plane.

[@Polak-dd7ds]

Everybody gangsta till it turns towards Hiroshima

[@ronindraco4194]

😡

[@bonedyouuu1923]

lol

[@oliverhenley6625]

oml haha

[@terrorfire8505]

XD

[@pops7249]

@@ronindraco4194だいじょぼう

[@darrenheadrick3669]

Chauncey: Hi girls, I'll be right up. I'm dyun here. 92 yrs. old and the man still has an eye for the ladies.

[@tasinibrahim95]

Master Roshi

[@trvman1]

and today, we would send the plane parts to be built in China.

[@bananaboi7776]

I have a friend who’s gonna be like that

[@ultimatewarrior733]

Japan: Oh God *OH NO*

[@balasankarajith2923]

B29 pilot - Omewa mou shindeiru

[@Sky_CloudMae]

NANI!?

[@sulmanali4241]

Shame on u.

[@balasankarajith2923]

@@sulmanali4241 lol why? 😂😂😂

[@lilporkchop6496]

K!Ng_DRrip MD it was sarcasm and US bombed Japan, not china

[@charlesrenniemacki]

B-29 'Over Exposure' a photographic reconnaissance aircraft crashed in heavy fog on desolate high ground between Sheffield and Manchester, UK, in 1948. Some of the wreckage was left up there as a memorial to all 16 crew members who died. To this day there are wreaths and tributes laid down almost weekly and two US flags are constantly flapping in the wind. They will never be forgotten.

[@EnslavedLonesoul]

As an American I thank you and all the people to maintain that memorial.

[@jackyyip5468]

* Doing a flypast * *Crowd: hurray!* * Bomb bay doors open * *Crowd: HOL UP*

[@alphateam3326]

Then a suddenly but random hydrogen bomb slowly drops till we all gangsta style till we ded

[@LordPotato690]

They ain’t japanese tho

[@hornet6969]

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@pyromoose948]

*over loudspeaker: *coffin dance song plays and the guys are carrying the bomb like the coffin.

[@baconboinated3241]

Jacky Yip lol!

[@laviniuprepelescu8454]

Tower: Why are you heading towards Japan? Pilots: Oh, nothing to worry! I got one *little boy* who needs a ride to Hiroshima. Tower: *Wait a minute, I heard that before*

[@lilporkchop6496]

oooooh i get it the Nuke was Named “Little boy”

[@CShellby]

*And then Hiroshima gone*

[@slyfer5321]

And a *fat man* trying to get dropped.

[@ishowspeed2579]

am i suppose to laugh orr?

[@FordMustang66]

Slyfer on Nagasaki

[@fifervonpiper6707]

Meanwhile in Japan: *Heavy sweating*

[@gordongiobanni7543]

in the sweatshops??

[@derf9465]

But the Japanese were then and are now technologically a decade at least ahead of the world. So who won?

[@LilSteinyJr]

Japan won America’s friendship and trust to this day And until the end of time.

[@ayh0210]

Meanwhile in Korea: We are finally free from Japan!

[@TopCollections]

because terrorist state america is back again.

[@Mika-ph6ku]

"It was a sanctuary for desert birds and critters, yknow?" *immediately followed with footage of it being towed away.* The video was really cool and adorable, though. I really liked how the woman who worked on that same plane when it was first being built got to work on it as well. The old dude at the end letting out his excitement was really cute too!

[@Kafkodesu]

It's so refreshing to hear these female plant workers describing how proud they were to say "yeah, i built that."

[@generose2825]

Kafko, Yes My Mother was one of the ladies who helped build these wonderful B-29's at the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta Georgia.

[@oldgeezer7484]

Rosie the riveter should have been given a ride in the plane. As should all the plant workers who made those bombers possible.

[@eksine]

@@oldgeezer7484 Rosie the riveter is dead . Naomi Parker Fraley, who was photographed working in the machine shop at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, California. In the 1942 photo, she is sporting a telltale polka-dotted bandana. Fraley passed away in January 2018.

[@oldgeezer7484]

@@eksine I am sorry to hear that. As with all the members of the generation that fought in WW2. My Aunt taught riveting at the Burbank facility for Lockheed as her husband worked in the Engineering Dept. They are passing faster than we can count. My father and his brother flew B-17s and three of my moms brothers fought from Africa to 3rd Army in Europe. My father in law was a gunner in Douglas Dauntless flying from the Lexington and later the Saratoga.

[@blumac9801]

Kafko 👍

[@Bananaman74799]

*B-29 gets restored* Japan: *chuckles, I’m in danger*

[@Azgar6692]

Everyone gangsta till bomb bay open

[@stuart3712]

Japan has fully restored Zero's that took part in the bombings at Pearl Harbor so what is your point? Japan is far from being petty unlike China that crys to this day and chants revenge on Japan from what happened in WW2.

[@paulprovenzano1093]

....... other than that japan had nothing that could fly high enough to really threaten a b29? If someone did a 'rape of nanking' here (and then lionized the perpetrators as heroes) then I probably wouldn't be too forgiving, either. Perhaps it would be different if they'd ever apoologized.... or even acknowledged it. Their atrocities weren't limited to the chinese and the koreans, though. They did 'medical experiments' of sickening barbarity on plenty of brits, anzacs, and yanks, too.

[@tomi9562]

@@stuart3712 whoooosh

[@henniquint6833]

The Japanese fighter can actually shoot B-29 down with some tactics.

[@Pius-XI]

Now this is what's RIGHT with America!!! The teamwork the volunteering the community spirit to restore a piece of history.

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Agreed. But any country with such an iconic plane would have done it, especially as the last of its kind. I just wish Canada has saved an Arrow, maybe hid it away... it was the most advanced plane in the world and they threw it away.

[@RestrictedHades]

The Emerald Men Official except Russia. They have the only maus tank and would rather restore year old t90s.

[@poky1958]

I salute you Connie, and all of your coworkers, you are a real American Hero.

[@mikearakelian6368]

Love you connie....

[@clairetuia-poumele8536]

*Axis powers has left the chat*

[@TristanVash38]

@CastAway_Dave muh confederate flag

[@TristanVash38]

@CastAway_Dave yes

[@peterzingler6221]

@CastAway_Dave yeah because the inventions made by the axis. Powers are used till today and shaped our modern world. The US basicly stole everything even the idea and the material (in parts) for the atomic bombs..

[@rjs1jd]

axis doesn't exist anymore since '45!!!

[@jasonmonahan6301]

@@peterzingler6221 you really can't be this stupid can you?

[@Blackwolf-of5kx]

97-year-old veteran would you like a chance to fly it Turns towards Nagasaki the second she gets behind the controls

[@elainesantander75]

he*

[@Berserker57756]

He

[@forrestzimmerman8142]

Larson farms

[@bigsnugga]

he*

[@eetmahbykechorts5925]

Sorry, force of habit.

[@peanutbutterisfu]

What’s really amazing is how they were able to build all of the planes in ww2! It’s just crazy the amount of engineering that was accomplished in ww2. We had only been flying planes for a few decades and then in the 40’s we were cranking out thousands of planes it just amazing

[@GiveMeYourNachosButthead]

Right!? That’s why aviation from the 30s-50s is my favorite! Big radial engine planes that were just being cranked out left and right from really all nations. But especially in the U.S.A and Germany imo had the best top notch/strongest warbirds. Just sooo many designs and funkiness that seemed to work perfectly. And these planes from the old era look sexier and more badass than anything cranked out today. I can respect the new bombers/jets, but ehhh it’s all too high-tech and nothing really exciting to me. Of course it gets the job done better, but nothing even beats old dog fights!

[@lookoutforchris]

It was a different country then. America could not do the same trick today.

[@goofyproductions2672]

@@lookoutforchris idk man if we went to war with china i reckon we could pump out quite a few f-35's

[@diamondjim7560]

Astonishing as it were, they were building these at a rate if two a day by May 1945 according to the Warfare History Network.

[@cherryjuice9946]

@@lookoutforchris You're right, it would be impossible today. Part of the problem is everything needs (or is expected to need) a bunch of complicated technology. A basic air-plane would never be approved for production. We can't even make cars or trucks when we don't get a supply of little ICs (chips) from a supplier. Too many interconnected supply chains and other dependencies. When something breaks in the chain, everything stops.

[@Tkmined]

I volunteer at the national warplane museum in New York, and I can confirm how important volunteers are to the conservation and restoration of these old aircraft. Fantastic to see a flying B-29!

[@PannierLaw]

“You know... we never actually did hit Tokyo did we.”

[@xt-tz1ij]

We did hit Tokyo

[@xt-tz1ij]

@@sphee4149 I know

[@Eray2007]

Oof

[@foolpanda9459]

Not atomic bomb, but worse than it.

[@verrelrafiano6564]

they did and the damage caused by firebombing cause more civilian lives than both the atom bombs combined

[@aaronrecordsgomez6636]

This film brought tears to my eyes as soon as the B-29 left the ground and seeing these wonderful Vets Pilots teared in emotion im honored to say their job and mission had been completed. God bless the eternity.

[@looloo6322]

Same here, not only for the aircraft, but for the men and women long gone, the greatest generation.

[@safetydogegamer5903]

its not a film but ok

[@ww2history247]

I honor all people who even serve for their country including Allies or Axis (even Germany they just wanted to become a global power again just we didn’t agree with the way they did it)

[@Joop.23-2-63]

all these planes, whether it's american, british or german, they all are a great heritage and we must cherish........

[@Xtragicfever]

That's until the left thinks they should all be destroyed because they offend someone in the present day.

[@TheCleansingx]

That would be the ultimate betrayal..

[@baronprocrastination1722]

It's not betrayal. It's 'political correctness'.

[@colbyspeaks7079]

You are right. We must cherish this planes because it was used by our families tree.

[@karstenshields1694]

99rsk and lets not forget about the incredible Japanese planes

[@aidanlouw4274]

Seeing those veterans reactions after Doc took off is just heartwarming.

[@razorbackg.7004]

So glad my son and I got a chance to help with this project.

[@adriandeveraaa]

no better way to bond with your son! great job with the restoration guys!

[@nightlightabcd]

zzztubazzz - How do you know? You don't, you are just being a ass!

[@AaronV531]

zzztubazzz hey are you the annoying liar that has a fake rc video.

[@kenwbrenner]

Thank you for what you both did. This plane, and the men who flew it, deserve to be remembered. God Bless...

[@badcornflakes6374]

Razorback G. So glad your giving your child a good childhood. Mine was shit.

[@jerryallen1768]

Truly was the Greatest Generation. They made things built to last with a purpose. Congratulations on getting Doc back among the clouds

[@deborahchesser7375]

They made things that were meant to be passed on and cherished 👍🇺🇸

[@greggstrasser5791]

They sold us out to the Globalists.

[@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget]

And raised the worst generation

[@fuckinantipope5511]

The B-29 had massive problems with it's engines and they regularly had break downs and flaws. Was it a great machine? Yea. But it was not made to last. It was made to quickly be used to have an upper hand in the war.

[@Kref3]

Very few of them lasted with a lot of work invested. Actually most American built weapons and weapon systems during WWII were not built to last. Why would you build something more stable and more sound than necessary, thereby making it more expensive, more difficult to make and ultimately also heavier than necessary. Most weapon systems were made to be worn out in heavy combat within months. And rightfully so. Bombers usually survived only a few bomb runs, there was no need in building a bomber that could fly a mission a day for a year or longer.

[@irongoatrocky2343]

Old Boeing workers never die....they just keep restoring old Boeing Aircraft! more for the love of it than anything else! we have a lot of pride in what we build!

[@svtirefire]

Like the 737 Max?

[@bajamike3803]

svtirefire I was thinking the same thing

[@Shaneshaughnessy]

You have 69 likes

[@GrummanTestPilot]

@@svtirefire that's computer hardware, not the actual aircraft and the 737 itself has been one of the must sold commercial aircraft in the entire world. Just let the man have his comment

[@martimnunesmartinho6788]

@@GrummanTestPilot yeah boeing makes nice aircraft but they always mess with the avionics

[@Glen.Danielsen]

This is journalism - great writing, images, moments, and key persons. Outstanding! 💛🙏🏽

[@gruntforever7437]

Charles Osgood was so great a person as welll as a journalist. Today he would never even get in the door; probably because he is a white male

[@deciboo189]

95% of comments: America nuking Japan. 5% of comments: Wow what a beautiful restoration.

[@wdd3141]

Yeah, I noticed it too.

[@sambrilla5575]

I came here looking for comments about the Boomers bombing Caesar's Legion and was sadly disappointed.

[@TolerablyInterested]

@@sambrilla5575 the one time "ok boomer" is an honourable compliment.

[@Tattletale-Delta]

@@sambrilla5575 I'm actually happy with the lack of New Vegas comments.

[@H3llBaron]

Sad

[@lumberjackagies5158]

Random japanese dude in his office - "Why do i hear boss music"

[@elrayado1228]

Ark

[@narf-narf]

*Doom Boss Music

[@DAVID-ql1vo]

Lol

[@henniquint6833]

Why do you write something unnecessarily like that?

[@FordMustang66]

Henni Quint do you not know history?

[@PR4470]

Little old lady Connie Palacios looks great for 91 yrs. old.

[@garrison3542]

PR4470 actually that’s my great great aunt

[@Kris-qy7hh]

Garrison35 So awsome if she is, is she still alive and well?

[@garrison3542]

Yea pretty sure she around 94-95

[@garrison3542]

I haven’t been up it Kansas in a while we were supposed to go in June but couldn’t I haven’t seen her in a couple years

[@garrison3542]

When I went up there couple years ago I was told her airplane was getting rebuilt I didn’t understand at the time but now I’m proud to be related to her

[@NationalStolz1477]

What you've done for us is a miracle child

[@andrewmitchell5807]

Arcane ref?

[@TheSupercharge71]

There's a special spirit to old warbirds. It's hard to describe but when you see one in person and you're next to it able to touch it. You feel an energy. It's truly astounding. God bless all who have flown and served in ww2

[@randyhutchinson9910]

Supercharge and they did it ALL, without a computer

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

What a beautiful sight. A B-29 back in the air. Not many things top this.

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

George Vreeland Hill a B-36 would

[@-Zevin-]

That would be amazing to see fly.

[@jamesi100]

avro vulcan is rather nice too

[@dubspool]

There's a museum in Seattle with a Bf-109 that participated in the the Battle of London. If I remember correctly, it still runs

[@emiliocamacho1748]

An f 14 does

[@Bloodgod40]

So I'm watching this video, and I'm like, this story couldn't get any more awesome... and then this little 90yo woman turns up and she's like "oh yeah, I made this plane, look, these are my rivets". That was the point when, for me, the story just jumped from awesome to sheer, over-9000 level mega-win.

[@atranas6018]

she deserved to be on the plane during the test flight, but no.....

[@Guarddog83]

Doc is labeled as experimental with the FAA. It takes many hours to get certified. When doing test flights, only those essential to the flight are allowed on board. Think of it this way, if the unthinkable happened and Doc crashed, would you want Connie in the plane? I am sure Connie will go up in Doc as soon as all the test flights are done.

[@Jbroker404]

Is that why they kept the landing gear down?

[@ToolofSociety]

Technically yes as that is SOP when doing a first test flight.

[@gnr311182pj]

Yes....true awesomeness indeed 😉😬👍🏻👍🏻

[@anitacullaro8668]

I'm only 10 but I understand what the vets felt and just to see a piece of history take to the air again is just a sight too see

[@raoulduke7668]

4:53 his reflection looks like me making my way to the fridge at night

[@vintagegirl1961]

lol!!!!

[@carlogruszka4266]

Its him 10 years later

[@Ravenwood06]

lmao

[@Wparker23]

Lol

[@raoulduke7668]

@@carlogruszka4266 ik lol

[@enolagayb-29superfortress92]

I guess I’m famous............for doing a “special mission”

[@soyuzvostok5927]

You dropped quite a heavy stone, didn't you?

[@brianselley1745]

Ohhh what a good plane who’s a good b29 yes you are

[@CTXTPhantom]

Just read your about lmao

[@adolfhitler4705]

Im fsmous for 6millon killstrea-

[@r.m.stitanic8455]

Hi enola gay, how’s it doing?

[@WarriorForChristJesus]

The B-29 aka Doc flies over my house all the time. I've taken many pictures of Doc. I live 1/2 mile from Docs Hanger and Educational Center here in Wichita Kansas.

[@pagdown08sucker7ful]

So you're saying this is a regularly used plane

[@manny4707]

@@pagdown08sucker7ful I believe now that it's restored, it's part of an airshow that happens regularly

[@Reza254]

you can post links to pics on flickr etc.

[@f123raptor]

Mike Stephens Awesome!

[@captan7640]

You’re so lucky

[@gregscrivner8003]

Worked at McConnell AFB installing new communications fiber to all the buildings and was lucky enough to have my AF liaison get me in the hanger for a private tour of DOC. Even got to go onboard…was totally awesome.

[@jacobcarolan1172]

Saw this plane in 2019, it’s stunning in person. Their video doesn’t do the size justice, these things are monster in person.

[@lucasbonifacic3801]

Yea same here I saw it in Maryland

[@AcmeRacing]

I've seen Enola Gay and Bockscar. Neither of those will fly again, though.

[@rylan5609]

I saw it last year at Fairchild AFB Washington. Beautiful sight.

[@17tignau]

“It was a sanctuary for all the critters and birds” *Diesel vehicles revving up and hauling the sanctuary away*

[@rubberducc7318]

They can find a new home tree hugger

[@nmspy]

_big AL_YT_# it’s a joke saltyboi

[@dapsapsrp]

It's heartwarming to see these old warbirds restored to fly again but very sad to see the the servicemen from that era leaving us. Very few of them left.

[@patrickbrennan1317]

dapsapsrp how few remain....

[@bigbelconut]

Such a beautiful air plane. Could you imagine being the test pilot and walking up on her the very first time, had to of been breath taking. Thank you to each and everyone that gave there time to save our history.

[@OhioGirl-bu2kv]

I'm crying so hard right now. What a beautiful plane he is! Watching this video reminds me of my Dad. He used to take me to the airport to watch the planes take-off and land. He used to take me to watch the trains on the tracks. He had a model of the B-29 Superfortress, among some of his models. He even had a model of a Huelette that he used to operate at LTVSteel when it was still in business. He started putting the Heulette together, but never finished it because he passed away on December 26, 2014. He spent alot of hours putting the B-29 together....I used to love the smell of the model airplane glue..lol. Watching that plane take off brought me to tears. And Rosy having worked on that plane and putting those rivets in decades ago.....just wow! It was a homecoming for so many people and for that plane. My Dad used to have 2 books titled "Lady Be Good" and "Enola Gay". I haven't read them but maybe I should. I miss you Mom and Dad. Loved the video. It brought a big smile to my face.

[@AhmedMedo-im9xi]

Where are you from

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

​@Icezinho_ you're so cool dude

[@Aperson340m]

R.I.P.

[@stacy3]

@icezinho_You need to learn how to respect your elders.

[@jamesyySCO]

@icezinho_also the furry generation wouldn’t be here without these men and woman so nod your cap and move on. Bro thinks he’s a fox 😂

[@valobrien9596]

Four things brought a tear to my eye here. 1)Tony seeing the plane fully restored 2) 91 year old Connie taking part in the restoration, having helped build it originally in the '40's 3) seeing Doc leave the ground for the first time in 60+ years 4) seeing so many volunteers give their time and skills to make it all possible. I hereby bow to everyone involved in this remarkable, heartwarming project.

[@jtkent28]

I'm glad a got to live in an era where some of the hero's who flew these giant birds still walked among us. I'd rather meet & be able to shake any of their hands than some famous sports figure or celebrity.

[@generose2825]

AMEN AND AMEN AND ABSOLUTELY.

[@ArmEConDoesMinecraft]

Amen! Same here! Luckily, my grandfather was a WWII vet, US Army Air Force. He was a gunner on many different bomber planes in the European Front of the War. He 2as a g7nner on B17s, B-19s, B-25s, and B-29s.

[@skybuprofen9834]

jtkent28 Amen, bruv.

[@amanchase2025]

jtkent28 u being ridiculous those idols did nothing they just died just like u did,like your cells always dyes like mines.

[@amanchase2025]

David Tucker shut up no one cars,no one likes war,u war people are lame like the devil and hitler,and my grandfather he was so stupid going to WW2,and that’s no bravery,Jesus way braver then those men,he even step up to the devil,ha I want to see them do it,oh that’s right they didn’t created him.

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

Had the extreme pleasure to ride in Doc last fall. I've ridden in B-17s, B-25s, etc.. but this was beyond compare. Just an absolute thrill!

[@exoticcarsdaily3366]

Anyone else cried when the vet was "doc yeah"?

[@ihl8608]

I did. 😀

[@_apex.studios_9664]

No why ?

[@greetings.haveaniceday.7162]

BigSkinnyPJake No.

[@kman-mi7su]

Nope, I thought "Damn that old gentleman is FORTUNATE to be alive! So many like him never got to come home they were shot out of the sky.

[@kingkadster2426]

BigSkinnyPJake maximum wholesome level achieved.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

This was by far our greatest generation. Just imagine some of the things we had to do. Could you climb into a ball turret under a bomber in the dead of night over hostile skies at 20,000 feet? Imagine the hot, sweaty fear of underwater combat in a submarine. Sitting in the belly of a Sherman with a Tiger trying to line you up. Or parachuting into a heavily fortified enemy shore. Or the countless other scenarios that soldiers, sailors and airmen endured. And some made back to tell the tale. Bravery, sacrifice and individual achievement for the greater good of the country. Now? I don't know. I just don't know.

[@DrMwkilla]

00UncommonSense00 now we have Fury’s and transgender.

[@genehollon6989]

YOU are CORRECT, I had GOOD, CLOSE FRIENDS who FOUGHT on GUADALCANAL, TARAWA, PELElEU, SOUTH PACIFIC, LEYTE, IWO JIMA, and OKINAWA. They related experiences too HORRIBLE and MUCH TOO GRAPHIC to put in print. The last one of these heroes,died a few months ago. I MISS THEM ALL .

[@LokkieF]

'Greatest generation' of Germans, Italians and Japanese..? Don't think so.

[@bvswtwolves21]

00UncommonSense00 could you imagine wanting to do this after such a hard childhood in a Great Depression and have no excuses

[@GrummanTestPilot]

@@LokkieF albeit they did terrible stuff, but that doesn't mean all German/Japanese were bad people, at the end of the day most foot soliders were just following orders and protecting their country until it's last barriers were broken, in my book that's pretty damn brave

[@braycenjohnston994]

I find it crazy that my grandpa worked on this plane during its restoration. Pretty cool

[@granildennuellefrayzenm7620]

Really

[@fuzzyli1974]

Stop the cap. There’s 8 billion people in the world and a very low chance of this being true so stop the cap

[@fuzzyli1974]

Not calling you a lier, but this is a very low chance

[@sirrtonk4340]

@@fuzzyli1974 he could be telling the truth

[@jeanrodriguez2078]

@@fuzzyli1974 Kid, this place isn't for you. He might be part of low chance. Plus 8 billion people on the earth? Ever seen some foreigner using it like Chinese people or North Korean people? Also, his grandpa fought our country for this, so you need to respect them. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@cowfat8547]

absolutely beautiful. those planes themselves were heroes

[@dieselboy610]

Wow what a beautiful sight!! Thank you to all involved and to all our vets. I love hearing stories like this.

[@brentpeterson5526]

God bless you veterans. You are why we live in Freedom and live the lives we now enjoy. Thank you.

[@googleuser6201]

Beautiful plane, beautiful story. But never forget those who died or were injured or even just served to keep us free!

[@vladostrovsky9356]

yepp by bombing women and kids great job there man

[@Azzarii]

@@vladostrovsky9356 Not necessarily

[@vladostrovsky9356]

@@Azzarii oh sorry rather, the machine that delivered the first and second nuke to mass slaughter women, elderly and kids :) good times

[@Azzarii]

@@vladostrovsky9356 If you're talking about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this was to try and deter military operations. They airdropped leaflets in Japanese over the cities to warn people to evacuate.

[@chinchy111]

@@vladostrovsky9356 we warned them twice to surrender before we dropped them. But the japanese were too stubborn

[@SirMountainpass]

Superb report! As a kid I built a large Revell model of the B-29, the most admired of all in my collection 😊

[@THE-HammerMan]

To Connie, all those who made, maintained & flew these magnificent birds, and to those restoring "DOC" and many other planes from all nations and eras... THANKS & GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

[@juanrios9522]

So sad seeing the last of that great generation slowly fading away, to never return again...but grateful that there is live testaments left around of their existence in artifacts like this great plane and for people with great vision to keep them around for a long time...I truly enjoyed this video and I thank you for sharing it...

[@mvbovids2]

Juan Rios their existence also lives on digitally in video games like War Thunder

[@perrooceaniko2005]

Juan Rios Thats the reason is so important to preserve this relics in perfect shape. This artifacts shaped history together their generation. Nation that forget its history is condemned to repeat it ....

[@Useaname]

Juan Rios well spoken

[@tackyinbention6248]

A legend wakes from her slumber. Engines roaring with a familiar fury

[@WarhammerWings]

Poetic!

[@pagdown08sucker7ful]

It rises Up From the Ashes and it takes on the Skies once again

[@BizarreIoveTriangle]

Heartwarming stuff. I have so much appreciation and love for these enthusiasts and volunteers. They aren't just preserving history, but bringing it back to life for us all.

[@dmfinpa]

Positively awesome, but CBS should have given a tip of the cap or at least an honorable mention to Fifi. She's been keeping the B-29's memory alive over several decades as (at the time) the only flight-worthy Super Fortress. I had the opportunity fly in Fifi in 2015. Amazing experience; very much worth the money. I look forward to Doc touring and perhaps catching a flight.

[@Darunia_s]

It is worth it.

[@Jojo-bd7wd]

yeah lol the crew of the fifi were flying doc that day.

[@bengrossman1442]

Wien

[@rwproductions7252]

Fifi is in my town at the caf memorial

[@lowriderzex]

I was going to say... How is this the last restorable B-29 when one has been flying over my house for a week now. I got a chance to catch a good look at it and it is indeed “FIFI”. What an amazing sight!

[@gavinheimerman6320]

I live in the city where this plane resides, I watched it's first takeoff, and I stood right under it as it came in for landing. Love history, if I could've I would've helped with this project, I'm 16 now, only about 10 when I first heard about it.

[@scottalbert7635]

You'll have your chance to restore something great from your generation someday Gavin and God willing, you'll do it with the same pride and humility to the task that these patriots did. Your heart's already in the right place.

[@paulprovenzano1093]

Take care of it when we're gone. Don't let it go like the poor old texas.

[@toddcooper2563]

I'm sure there's always volunteer work to be done on Doc.

[@davidgagliardo3258]

Well done! I love the 29's. My dad (RIP) was a tail gunner on a 29 in Saipan, and flew multiple bombing missions over Japan.

[@FindItFixIt]

Did he see Amelia airharts plane on the island

[@hesselbleeker6353]

my grand grand uncle the side of my father fought against the russians and sat in the bunkers at d day

[@Savsgames]

My great uncle was the commander of a M4A3E8 Sherman Firefly on the European front

[@ChasRize]

David Gagliardo I’m sorry for your loss

[@gerrynightingale9045]

There was NO 'dedicated tail-gun' position on the 'B-29'...they were 'remote-control' firing.

[@georgemallory797]

I remember nearly crying when the B-29 they rescued up in the Arctic caught fire while taxiing before its ferry flight before restoration. Gut wrenching. This is a bit of vindication.

[@WilliamHerlihy-p4g]

I saw that story on, I think, an old episode of Nova. They actually dug it out of the ice, restored it on site, built a runway and it caught fire while taxiing. Truly heartbreaking.

[@SlopeCoordinator]

Such a sad event. All that work and the plane was destroyed because of laziness.

[@brianmckelley6691]

RIP Kee Bird 🐦

[@larrykelly8505]

This is the greatest Generation and people who commanded them God Bless them all THANK YOU

[@Area51Gregos]

Looks brand new! It's amazing what people can do when brought together for a common goal. God bless you guys.

[@Tsuruta1]

I remember this story when it was current, and to see that queen who actually helped build that plane, was living history being played out.💜💛

[@scottrichardson8158]

I agree. Everybody deserves congratulations. There is more to "Rosie the Riveter" , though, than what most history books mention. I mean, a more complex story.

[@robertalejandro46]

Seeing this and knowing that she is the only flyable B-29 and one of the pilots and of course a historical icon such as Connie get to see it take off brought a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for saving Doc.

[@rickostman7890]

Robert, Doc is the second airworthy B-29. The Commemorative Air Force has flown "FiFi" for decades.

[@stevek8829]

​@@rickostman7890Confederate Air Force

[@rickostman7890]

@@stevek8829 They haven't used that name in years.

[@gruntforever7437]

@@rickostman7890 The PC crowd forced the change. POS's

[@heroicaknight4735]

I got a goofy grin and chills down my spine when Doc took off. Amazing piece of machinery, and such wonderful dedication by all those volunteers. The hours were worth it!

[@kuyachamp7618]

Imagine this flying again and sirens blairing in the City. WW2 Vets: *He're we go again*

[@korloq8968]

I live in Wichita, so I've seen this fly over a few times One day it flew over my house in the middle of 12 O clock in the afternoon, right when the city tests all the Tornado sirens.

[@Badtotheboneriff.mp3]

Bruh if ww2 vets see that that would give them instant ptsd

[@osamabinladen824]

@@korloq8968 What

[@toasterhavingabath6980]

@@korloq8968 **one day the bomb bay opens**

[@351974gordon24]

This made me cry. God bless our of our vets from the greatest generation. We should never let these incredible aircraft disappear. Thank you to all of those help bring these planes back to life.

[@mjleger4555]

What a beauty she is, that shiny silver bird named "Doc!" They store them in a desert boneyard because it's so dry and rust would be terrible for an old aircraft. Truly a labor of love, finding this old B-29 and restoring it to even more than its original glory -- well done, guys, and THANK YOU for showing us how it happened! (My twin uncles worked for Boeing in Wichita and then in Seattle years ago.) I still think "if it's not Boeing, I'm not going!" The last big bird I flew in was a B-747 -- Queen of the Skies -- loved that aircraft, I've yet to fly on an Airbus! I flew on the Concorde years ago and as a GA pilot, I was in heaven in that dark purple sky! What was a thrill that was! Maybe one day, I'll get to fly hypersonic, if I live that long!

[@fiscalcpiano]

Been able to fly hypersonic yet? Sounds like a fantastic goal. I know you can do it

[@mjleger4555]

@@fiscalcpiano No -- hypersonic for the public is still about a decade away! And it's too late for me to join the military and hope to fly a hypersonic fighter jet now! But I can still dream!

[@ErnestJay88]

I love old veteran, they're so wise and polite.

[@vikingvalo]

Starts flying Bf 109 appears *war thunder mode activated*

[@scripe1957]

Russian bias initiate

[@garrithdaly4541]

B-29 get it right or boeing 29

[@dnt_alert5806]

Kai jenks yak 9 appears out of nowhere

[@rickyrich07]

Bruhhhh🤣🤣🤣

[@karthikkrishna3153]

Bro😂😂😂

[@thercf16guy35]

That looks so incredible. That silhouette is SO ICONIC and it just makes me thrilled to see that looking so beautiful.

[@joshuapopoff9225]

Dad flew B-17’s for the 15th Air Force based out of Foggia, Italy. All these men and women gave their all.❤❤Thank You!!!

[@blkbushirishwhiskey]

I saw Doc's first flight. The road just south of McConnell AFB was packed with people. Even though his first flight was delayed a bit, it was worth every second. What a magnificent, awe-inspiring sight.

[@ultimatewarrior733]

*alright boys, it's Tokyo time*

[@yahulwagoni4571]

No. Beijing.

[@soup7k955]

@@yahulwagoni4571 r/wooosh

[@conveniencestorebanana9648]

@@yahulwagoni4571 no, Joe mama

[@vipulchhoker3422]

@@GalaxyEffect before attack Delhi think about Indian nuclear weapons. 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@unitedkingdomball6292]

No Nagasaki

[@markk3652]

It's very cool to see and hear these old planes flying again. I used to go to the airshow in oshkosh Wisconsin every year as a kid. To be able to see these planes close up, and hear the stories from the men whose job it was to fly them, gave me a deep appreciation for the courage it took to be there 80 years ago. The perils they faced, both men and machine, have been largely forgotten by today's society. It's good to see a piece of it living on.

[@rf4c1018]

I dearly love my time as an F-4 Crew Chief. I had the pleasure of seeing Doc and Fifi at the same air show at Randolph AFB in San Antonio. B-eautiful! To see these great birds take flight is truly a thrill, including the F-4 used at air shows from Collins Foundation.

[@benitogee4933]

I am one of those that tears rolled out , when a beautiful air plane fly again , I have been there .

[@TheBritishSkiff]

To see one of these giants in their heyday would have been a thing of such beauty and exelence. Im glad we still remember these aircraft and the crews who served on them

[@willsco76]

Before liberal women were talking about a glass ceiling, these women already broke it. #BRAVO

[@nzfreeski]

Hey, drop the partisan BS, you sound pathetic. The greatest generation were from all sides of the political aisle, unlike todays Trump snowflakes.

[@13lochie]

That's so ironic and stupid.

[@thegodfather_8455]

@@nzfreeski the people from then were more radical then Trump

[@hauptfachhauptfach6202]

William Scott true

[@rhinofromthevoid9904]

@@nzfreeski hey, i think the trump snowflakes are the least of our problems. we have actual liberals running around in our country!

[@Paladin1873]

My Dad was a B-29 engine mechanic stationed in Alaska during the Korean War. He would have loved this beautiful tribute to one grand old plane.

[@dont3222]

It's so emotional. My eyes are full of tears. And I really wish if those great people restore my wife to her early 20th too.

[@Tsuruta1]

Miss Connie and the two B-29 pilots, to me, an equal, if not bigger, inspirational story in their 90s than Doc. But the whole story was indeed a spirit lifter. :)

[@dreydelrosario4911]

Thank you for those who served in world war 2!!! Thank you sooo much!!

[@heminaheminaHEMINA]

it’s amazing what people do for such old relics to bring them back to their glory