The Hangar
Oct 2, 2026
Doc, a 1944 B-29 Superfortress rescued from the Mojave Desert, flew again over Wichita on July 17, 2016, after a decade of volunteer restoration work.
Taildragger The Hangar
Sep 19, 2026
How an 18-year grassroots restoration brought Doc, a 1944 B-29 Superfortress, from a desert weapons range back to airworthy flight over Wichita.
Taildragger The Hangar
Sep 14, 2026
Doc the B-29 Superfortress spent 44 years in the Mojave Desert before volunteers restored her to flight in 2016 - one of only two airworthy examples of the Pacific War's decisive bomber.
Taildragger The Hangar
Sep 4, 2026
The B-29 Doc sat abandoned in a California desert for four decades before a 16-year volunteer effort brought it back to flight over Wichita in 2016.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 13, 2026
How a B-29 named Doc went from a Mojave bombing target to one of only two airworthy Superfortresses, restored by the town that built her.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 9, 2026
Radio Hangar explores Doc, the B-29 Superfortress the Navy Used for Bomb Practice, and the Wichita Volunteers Who Spent Sixteen Years Bringing Her Back to the Sky.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 21, 2026
How volunteers pulled the B-29 Doc off a desert bombing range and spent 16 years restoring her to flight.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 7, 2026
Doc the B-29 Superfortress spent 42 years abandoned in the Mojave Desert before volunteers returned her to the Kansas skies where she was born.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 4, 2026
How Doc's Friends spent 16 years and 300,000 volunteer hours rescuing a B-29 Superfortress from the Mojave Desert and returning it to Wichita's skies.
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