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Kee Bird (45-21768)

45-21768

Serial #:
45-21768 c/n 13662
Model:
B-29 BW Boeing-Wichita
Current Location:
North West Greenland (In a lake)
Status:
Unrecovered
Civil Registration:
Ex-N70887


Modified as an F-13.


Became lost on a recon mission after taking off from Ladd AFB, Alaska in 1947.

Ran low on fuel and belly landed on a frozen lake in North West Greenland.

Abandoned after being almost completely destroyed during a failed recovery attempt in May 1995.

Wings, tail, engines, and props are still intact. Wreckage is visible in shallow water. note: (wings & tail only)




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