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