B-29 in Town!

"Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two) 06/20/2014 at 22:16 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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The only flying B-29 is in town at Paine Field just North of Seattle.

My dad and I are going run up and see it Sunday. I'll get some tater shots!

If you're interested:

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Jcarr > Spaceball-Two 06/20/2014 at 22:25

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Beautiful aircraft. I've had the privilege of seeing her in action at Oshkosh the last few years. If you get a chance to get up close, take a look at the engines. They're individually named.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Spaceball-Two 06/20/2014 at 22:27

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I got to see FIFI back in October. The B-29 is an awesome plane! It was at an air show. It took off and landed several times along with other cool planes like the B-17 and P-51.

Spaceball-Two > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 06/20/2014 at 22:34

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I love that sound. This field also hosts Paul Allen's personal collection and he's usually got the Spit or the Mustang up.

Spaceball-Two > Jcarr 06/20/2014 at 22:34

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I'll be sure to look for that.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Spaceball-Two 06/20/2014 at 22:45

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Ya, the sound is awesome! Sounds like you're going to see some cool planes. Enjoy!

ttyymmnn > Spaceball-Two 06/20/2014 at 22:46

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Outstanding. I thought Fifi was still grounded. Glad to see it's in the air again.

ttyymmnn > Spaceball-Two 06/20/2014 at 22:52

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Now try to imagine the sound of over 400 B-29s in the air at the same time. That was a pretty common number towards the end of the war. However, on the 1st of the August, 1945, 836 B-29s staged the largest single raid of World War II, dropping 6,145 tons of bombs and mines.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Spaceball-Two 06/20/2014 at 23:34

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I would love to see this in person. My cousin is a pilot for the Confederate Air Force and flies the B-17, but this would be great. My father also was air crew on a B-17 and very briefly I believe a B-29, but that was about 60 years ago or so...

ttyymmnn > ttyymmnn 06/21/2014 at 00:24

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Edit: The largest single B-29 raid of the war.

Spaceball-Two > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 06/21/2014 at 00:29

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There's not many pilots left. Yet we still have the old birds out flying.

leicester > Spaceball-Two 06/21/2014 at 13:18

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just saw her circle over north Seattle. I expect to see her do a few more laps. Memorial day had laps by a B17 and several other warbirds.

Spaceball-Two > leicester 06/21/2014 at 13:20

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I'm in Bothell and I could hear over my lawn mower. Amazing!

Hi there > Spaceball-Two 06/21/2014 at 16:20

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The B29 and B17 pilots are indeed dwindling fast. My grandfather started on 17's and moved to the pacific campaign in a 29 in january '45, but he did manage to live on through last october. all the other pilots he knew were already dead.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Spaceball-Two 06/22/2014 at 11:57

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FIFI! I saw her at Thunder over Michigan two years ago. 'Twas the greatest birthday gift I got that year! :)

Spaceball-Two > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/22/2014 at 12:00

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I'm picking my dad up in about an hour to go check her out. I'll get some potato pics.

Viggen > Spaceball-Two 06/22/2014 at 14:43

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I saw her almost ten years ago at World War II Weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading PA. She was a static display, but man it was cool to see a B-29. There's another B-29 undergoing restoration for flight. I forget her name.

Svend > Spaceball-Two 06/22/2014 at 15:26

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'NO SMOKING WITHIN 100FT'

Got to love the old days being able to smoke anywhere on the apron at all.