Status Update: Rock-solid performance and planning for more flight testing
It’s been three weeks since B-29 Doc flew for the first time after a 16 year restoration project and the... Read More
B-29 Doc News
VIDEO: Beautiful video footage from first flight chase plane
We have received a stunning video from Scott Slocum from Aero Media Group who was inside the chase plane during the... Read More
Doc First Flight Merchandise
New B-29 Doc first flight merchandise has arrived! Shirts, hats, challenge coins that were on the plane during first flight,... Read More
VIDEO: First Flight Success!
For the first time since 1956, B-29 Doc roared into the sky celebrating a successful first flight Sunday, July 17.... Read More
FIRST FLIGHT WEBCAST
B-29 Doc First Flight Webcast Doc is scheduled to takeoff on Sunday, July 17 from Wichita, Kan. This page will... Read More
B-29 Doc remains “Go” for first flight; Public watch area and times released
B-29 Doc remains on schedule for first flight Sunday, July 17. The restored Boeing B-29 Superfortress will take off and... Read More
First flight scheduled for B-29 Doc
Doc’s Friends, the group managing the restoration of the B-29 known as Doc, announced today the historic B-29 will make... Read More
UPDATE: First Flight Status
As we head into the 4th of July holiday weekend, here’s a quick update on our status of getting Doc back... Read More
Department of Defense approves use of runway at McConnell Air Force Base
The United States Department of Defense has granted B-29 Doc approval to use the non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air Force... Read More
PHOTO GALLERY: Doc’s Airworthiness Celebration
The Federal Aviation Administration presented Doc’s Friends with an airworthiness certificate and Jim Murphy, Doc’s Friends Restoration Project Manager, accepted... Read More
FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent
The Federal Aviation Administration has deemed the B-29 known as Doc airworthy by officially presenting the restoration crew with an FAA... Read More
VIDEO: Doc is on the move with low-speed taxi test
For the first time since 1956, the nearly restored B-29 known as Doc moved under its own power. The restoration... Read More