B-29 Doc History Restored Tour | The Museum of Flight (2024)

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B-29 Doc History Restored Tour | The Museum of Flight? ›

Take a ride of a lifetime! Fly through the skies in B-29 Doc, a rare World War II bomber! Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, will be based at the Museum May 19-22, 2022 for rides and ground tours. This will be the first time the Wichita-based Superfortress has been to The Museum of Flight.

Seat locations & pricing

Bombardier ($1,500) co*ckpit/Pilot Observer ($1,200) Radio Operator ($1,200) Navigator ($1,200)

1960. The final B-29 left service in September, 1960. Currently, there are now only two flying B-29 examples remaining: Named “Fifi,” and “Doc.”

Located in Wichita, Kan., at Eisenhower National Airport, the 42,000 sq. ft.

Able to fly over 3,000 miles, up to 16 hours, these bombers were just what the Allies needed to target Japan. As Robert Rodenhouse, a B-29 pilot, remembers: "It just blew my mind. First of all its size, and then its capabilities.

Once airborne you will be able to get up and move around (FAA rules require the B-29 bombardier to stay seated). Your trip back in time will allow you to honor the sacrifices of countless men and women who fought and died for our freedoms. Seats sell fast and are often sold out by the time we reach a tour stop.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

In the forward end of the aircraft, there was a cylindrical canister with a funnel and a rubber tube into which we could urinate. In the radar compartment aft, there was a chemical toilet which we were reluctant to use because the poor radar operator would almost die from the odours.

Almost a year later, in October 1946, the same B-29 flew 9,422 miles (15,163 km) nonstop from Oahu, Hawaii, to Cairo, Egypt, in less than 40 hours, demonstrating the possibility of routing airlines over the polar ice cap.

Four powerful, but problematic, Wright Cyclone R-3350 radial engines took the B-29 to a top speed of 357 mph and a maximum altitude of 31, 850 feet. During the war, 414 B-29s were lost, teething difficulties, especially engine fires, accounted for the majority with enemy action bringing down only 147.

Did the B-29 have beds? ›

(Despite what some early pictures show, the B-29s used in the war did not have bunk beds.)

Most B-29s carried eight . 50-cal. machine guns in remote controlled turrets, two .

A flight on Doc the Superfortress costs $600+

Before taking off, passengers are given a briefing on the history of the aircraft and its role in America's history. Doc has 11 seats on the aircraft for passengers to select from (pricing varies by seat). Cost Of Flying Doc The B-29 By Seat: Bombardier: $1,500.

Prices for a Fighter Jet Ride Along

They start anywhere from $4500 up to $5600, depending on how long you want to go.

On average, Doc burns approximately 450 gallons of 100LL (avgas) per flight hour. And, on average, the price per gallon of 100LL is $5.70. That means for only one hour of flying time, it costs approximately $2,500 in fuel alone.

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