Due to cold temperatures in Amarillo Sunday morning, April 16, the schedule for ground, cockpit tours and B-29 Flight Experiences has been altered.
Ground and cockpit tours of B-29 Doc will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by B-29 Doc ride flights at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The last cockpit and ground tour ticket will be sold at 2 p.m., to allow for the line to cycle through the aircraft prior to the 4 p.m. ride flight.
Meanwhile, all B-29 Doc ride flights for Sunday are SOLD OUT, but we are accepting waitlist names for possible ride flights on Monday morning, April 17. Email [email protected] to add your name to the waitlist, or call the box office at 316-358-9894.
B-29 Doc will arrive at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport Thursday, April 13, and will be hosted by the Texas Air & Space Museum, April 14-16. Ground and flight deck tours will be available Friday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., following morning ride flight schedules both days.
For details about B-29 Doc Flight Experience Rides, buy tickets online now or visit www.b29doc.com/rides.
Admission for the ground and cockpit tours (available at the gate on the day of the event) will be $10 per person and $20 per family.
The public entrance for the event will be through the Texas Air & Space Museum, 10001 American, Dr., Amarillo, TX 79111.