UPDATE: 6/15
The schedule for the B-29 Doc History Restored Tour stop at New Century Airport has changed due to aircraft maintenance and weather for Saturday, June 15:
Ground and cockpit tours will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 15 and will end at 3:30 p.m. B-29 Doc ride flights that were scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. have been rescheduled for 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. All ride passengers have been notified via text message and should arrive to check-in at 4 p.m. for the 5 p.m. flight (originally 9 a.m. flight) and at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. flight (originally 11 a.m. flight).
The schedule for Sunday, June 16 remains as previously announced: B-29 Doc ride flights at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., followed by ground and cockpit tours from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 16.
Additionally, the EAA’s B-25 Berlin Express has canceled its appearance at New Century, June 14-16, due to a lack of pre-sales for ride tickets.
“Unfortunately, our B-25 tour stop scheduled for this weekend in Cincinnati has been canceled, as EAA did not reach the required level of pre-bookings to bring the aircraft to Cincinnati,” said Jeff Toline, EAA’s director of aircraft operations. “
All advance B-25 Berlin Express ticket purchases will be refunded.
The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will land at New Century Airport and in Gardner, KS, June 14-16.
The tour stop will include B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress aircraft built by the Boeing Company in Wichita, KS, during World War II and one of only two still flying today, and B-25 Berlin Express, a B-25 Mitchell, which spent time twice during the war at the North American Aviation B-25 Fairfax factory in Kansas City, KS.
The tour stop hosted by the Commemorative Air Force Heart of America Wing will include flight experience rides on B-25 Berlin Express and B-29 Doc, along with ground and cockpit tours of both aircraft when they are not flying.
Ride flight tickets for both historic aircraft are on sale now; B-25 Berlin Express via www.flythe25.org and B-29 Doc via www.b29doc.com/rides.
B-29 Doc Ride Schedule:
06/13/2024: 6:00 pm Flight
06/13/2024: 7:00 pm Flight
06/15/2024: 9:00 am Flight
06/15/2024: 11:00 am Flight
06/16/2024: 9:00 am Flight
06/16/2024: 11:00 am Flight
Event Details for the B-29 Doc History Restored Tour in New Century/Olathe, KS
B-29 Doc and B-25 Berlin Express will arrive at New Century Airport and the CAF Heart of America Hangar on Wednesday, June 12. Ground and flight deck tours will be available Friday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, when the aircraft are not flying ride flights. Ride flight tickets are one sale now; for B-29 Doc via www.b29doc.com/rides and for B-25 Berlin Express via www.flytheb25.org. Admission for ground and cockpit tours will be $10 per person or $20 per family. Tickets for ground tours will be available at the gate. The public entrance for the event will be at 6 Aero Plaza, New Century, KS, 66031.
