“The Pull a Plane event is a unique way for the community to come together to honor the legacy of those who served our nation and put Wichita on the map as the Air Capital of the World,” officials said, noting the event will raise funds to keep DOC flying for years to come, as well as for scholarships.
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Picture of the Day: Doc visits Tucson
Paul Keidel submitted this photo and note: “As part of its History Restored tour, the B-29 “Doc” spent a week in late September 2023 at Tucson International Airport. Tours and rides were offered. I’m fortunate to have an insider’s view to its operations since I work here at the airport. And having been immersed in aviation since I was a kid, it’s a thrill to be in the presence of one of the two only airworthy Superfortresses. Fun fact: My driver instructor from back in the early 1980s was a former B-36J pilot and a KB-50 pilot who gifted me both sets of his pilot manuals.”
World War II combat pilot celebrates 102nd birthday at Solberg Airport
He was the first to fly the first B-29 accepted by the U.S. Army Air Corps after it was delivered to the U.S. Air Corps 40th Bomb Group in Pratt, Kansas.
B-29 Doc Hangar and Visitors Center reopens
B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides are scheduled to resume June 20 in Wichita.