B-29 (Fifi) 44-62070

B-29 (Fifi) 44-62070
Serial #:	44-62070 c/n 11547
Model:	B-29A-60-BN Boeing-Renton
Current Location	(Based at)American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX
Status:	Airworthy
Operated By	Commemorative Air Force
Civil Registration:	N4249,-N529B, Aug. 1981

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.

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