Aircraft was a crew rotational B-29 and never carried a name.
Flew 36 missions with the 73rd BW, 498th BG, 875th BS out of Isley Field, Saipan, carrying the tail code "T-54."
Eventually modified as a re-fueler and served in Europe, during the Korean War era.
Sent to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California in 1956 for use as a test target.
Recovered from NAWS China Lake in 1986 by the Lowry Heritage Museum .
Restored and displayed at the Lowry Heritage Museum (LHM), Lowry AFB, Colorado, October 1987.
Obtained by the Museum of Flight (MOF), Seattle, Washington, 1995, from Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (formerly LHM) when Lowry AFB closed in September 1994.
Restored to Static Condition 2006-2010.
Currently shrink wrapped & stored outside in front of the museum, until sufficient space can be made to allow the aircraft to be displayed indoors.
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