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Constructed as a B-29A-55-BN by Boeing at Renton, Washington, USA. |
13 July 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-61975. |
August 1945 |
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Transferred to 114th Army Air Force Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station-Very Heavy), 1st Air Force, Chatham Army Air Field, Savannah, GA. |
November 1945 |
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Transferred to 317th Army Air Force Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station-Very Heavy), 3rd Air Force, Macdill Army Air Field, FL. |
March 1946 |
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Transferred to Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Warner-Robins Air Depot, Warner-Robins Army Air Field, GA. |
March 1946 |
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Converted to a TB-29A. |
March 1946 |
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Transferred to 426th AAFBU (Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy, Mountain Home AFB, ID. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-61975. |
Circa 1950 |
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Converted to a B-29A.
Converted back to armed bomber. |
From Circa 1950 to Circa 1953 |
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Deployed during Korean War: flew between Molesworth, England and Wheeler AFB, Libya, on special assignment as Cold War deterrent. |
April 1953 |
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Transferred to 582nd Air Resupply Squadron, 582nd Air Resupply and Communication Wing, Great Falls AFB, MT. |
21 August 1953 |
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Damaged.
Mid-air collision (class 3) 7 miles WSW of Blairsville, GA. Repaired. |
1956 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 44-61975. |
From 1960 to After 1974 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to U. S. Army Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD.
Used as target for weapons testing. Rear fuselage damaged. |
June 1973 |
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Recovered.
Recovered from Aberdeen 1973 by members of the Bradley Air Museum (later to be renamed the New England Air Museum). Aircraft remained at Aberdeen. Also acquired was rear fuselage of 44-61739. |
1976 |
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Transported by ground. Delivered to New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.
Disassembled and moved to the museum.
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Restored.
Restored for static display using rear fuselage from 44-61739. |
October 1979 |
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Damaged.
The aircraft was damaged during a tornado. |
1998 |
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Restoration started.
Restoration sponsored by 58th Bomb Wing Association. |
July 2000 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At New England Air Museum, CT. |
By 2015 |
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Restoration completed.
Markings Applied: Jack s Hack, 44-61566
Finished in the markings of a B-29 which served on Tinian with the 468th Bomb Group of the 58th Bomb Wing. |
3 October 2015 |
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Photographer: Johnny Comstedt
Notes: In New England Air Museum at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT, USA 3. October 2015 |
10 October 2015 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Displayed at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport |
9 December 2023 |
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Photographer: Airframes of Connecticut
Notes: Hatch leading into the cockpit from the bomb bay. The cockpit of the B-29 is in surprisingly amazing condition. |
6 January 2024 |
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Photographer: Airframes of Connecticut
Notes: The B-29s tail guns |
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