B-29 (Miss America 62) 42-65281

Accepted: 22 December 1944 - Martin Aircraft, Omaha, Nebraska

Ferried: (Smoky Hill AAF - North Field) (Pilot: Capt Bruce R Alger)

Assigned: February 1945 - 20th AF / 313rd BW / 6th BG / 24th BS - (North Field)

(L-Triangle) (11 / Miss America '62)

After April 1945: (Circle-P) (11 / Miss America '62)

30 combat mission and shot down two aircraft

Crew Chief: M/Sgt Wilbur R Patterson, Jr.

ZOI: October 1945

Assigned: November 1945 - Air Technical Service Command / 4196th AAFBU - (Victorville AAF)

Cocooned / storage

Assigned: FEAF(P) / 307th BG - (Kadena Field)

(Square-Y)

Combat missions over Korea

Converted to a WB-29

Assigned: 9th Weather Group / 53rd Weather Squadron - (Kindley AFB & RAF Burtonwood)

Mid-air collision (class 2): Tuesday, 2 March 1954 - RAF Burtonwood, Warrington - England

(Pilot: Lt Donald Humann) - repaired

Converted: TB-29B

Assigned: 3510th Combat Crew Training Wing - (Randolph AFB)

(94)

Stricken: October 1954 - (Tinker AFB)

Assigned: 1956 - Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) - (NAS China Lake)

Gunnery & Bombing target

Aircraft recovered in poor condition in the 1980's.

Nose glass frame and numerous parts missing.

Fully restored and complete with gun turrets in 1990 and put on display with it's original markings.

A new display hangar is being planned and the aircraft will eventually be moved indoors.

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