A "brand new" B-29 named "Doc"

pishta said

Wow, quad 50's in the same mount! Thats some lead down range. There was a documentary on the one they found up north in the snow. They rebuilt it and were doing a taxi test and a fire broke out with no extinguishers. Burned to the ground on camera. Heartbreaking.

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That was "Kee Bird". Cost one of the crew his life. I have very mixed emotions about that "project." I realize there is only so much money, but that particular plane was a genuine time capsule. It deserved much more careful handling than it got......and now it's gone, at least practically speaking

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