B-29 (Fifi) 44-62070
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Serial #:
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44-62070 c/n 11547
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Model:
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B-29A-60-BN Boeing-Renton
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Current Location
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(Based at)American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX
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Status:
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Airworthy
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Operated By
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Commemorative Air Force
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Civil Registration:
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N4249,-N529B, Aug. 1981
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Name not original to the aircraft.
- First B-29 recovered from China Lake.
- Flown out after 9 weeks of maintenance on August 3, 1971.
- FAA certified on September 25, 1974.
Restored and flyable. Major overhaul in 1991 at Boeing in Seattle.
- Gun turrets are empty casings.
- Tail code was never carried by any B-29 unit.
- The large A in a black square is in honor of Vic Agather
who spearheaded the effort to get the aircraft from China Lake.
- Modern avionics installed.
- Major restoration in 2005.
- Aircraft grounded awaiting funding for engine overhaul / modification as of Nov 2007.thumb|right|300px
Returned to flying in 2010.