VIDEO: B-29 Doc in flight above Kansas

Docs Friends ^ | Nov 8, 2016 | by Doc's Friends

[PeteePie]

Awesome cinematography of this shiny newly restored B-29 with only a few hours flight time under its belt. The imagery is great, the sound is kinda rough.

[PeteePie]

Sound is indeed raw but well worth the view. Speakers off for this flight, over.

[headstamp 2]

So graceful.

Must be an incredible view up front.

[Bull Snipe]

I can imagine the horror of looking up in the sky and seeing 500 of those beautiful birds flying overhead.

[headstamp 2]

The roar and smell of A/Gas must have been incredible.

[Bull Snipe]

smells like victory.

[BobinIL]

Where are all the gun turrets?

[DesertRhino]

And these days nukes are real little, we could load enough to hit Raqqa, Mecca, Medina, Tehran, Kabul, Dubai and Islamabad all in one flight!

I know, I knowwwww the SAM and jet fighter threat is kinda bad. but what can I say,,, I’m a romantic!

[PeteePie]

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[Yo-Yo]

I believe the gun turrets were removed in the 1950’s when the aircraft served as a radar trainer, along with six other B-29s. The seven aircraft were known as the Seven Dwarfs, hence the nose art name of “Doc.”