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The Hangar May 6, 2026

Doc the B-twenty-nine Superfortress and the sixty-year resurrection from a weapons range in the Mojave Desert

How a B-29 Superfortress abandoned on a Navy weapons range was restored to flight over nearly two decades by volunteers in Wichita.

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The Hangar Apr 28, 2026

Doc the B-29 Superfortress and the sixteen-year restoration that dragged a bomber out of the Mojave Desert and back into the sky

The sixteen-year restoration of B-29 'Doc' brought a desert hulk back to flight, making it one of only two flying Superfortresses worldwide.

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