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Constructed as a B-29-70-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA. |
March 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-69972. |
March 1945 |
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Transferred to Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham, AL. |
April 1945 |
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Transferred to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 331st Army Air Force Base Unit, Barksdale Field, LA. |
November 1945 |
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Assigned to 4141st AAFBU, Pyote Field, TX for storage. |
February 1946 |
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Assigned to 41st Base Unit, Pyote Field, TX for storage. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-69972. |
October 1950 |
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Assigned to 2753rd Aircraft Storage Squadron (Air Material Command), Pyote AFB, TX for storage. |
November 1950 |
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Transferred to San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB, TX. |
May 1951 |
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Converted to a TB-29.
Converted for radar evaluation. |
May 1951 |
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Transferred to Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA), Tinker AFB, OK. |
July 1951 |
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Transferred to 7th Radar Calibration Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
28 November 1951 |
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Damaged.
Accident due to mechanical failure landing at Robins AFB, GA. |
September 1952 |
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Transferred to 109th Radar Calibration Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
December 1952 |
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Transferred to 1st Radar Calibration Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY.
Operated with markings: DOC
The squadron named its aircraft for Snow White and the seven dwarfs. |
March 1954 |
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Transferred to 4713rd Radar Evaluation Flight, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
March 1955 |
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Loaned to Arco Manufacturing Corp, Berry Field, TN.
For work on the plane. |
May 1955 |
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Transferred to 17th Tow Target Squadron, Yuma County Airport, AZ. |
May 1955 |
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Transferred to 4750th Air Defense Wing, Yuma County Airport, AZ. |
March 1956 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 44-69972. |
15 October 1956 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA.
For use as Ballistic Target for air Combat Training. |
14 March 1965 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Retired at China Lake. |
February 1994 |
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To National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL with new c/r N6735C.
Aircraft remained at China Lake. |
19 March 1998 |
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To Anthony Mazzolini/US Aviation Museum, Inyokern, CA with new c/r N44697.
NNAM trade for B-25. |
18 April 1998 |
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Transported by ground.
Towed overland China Lake to museum site Inyokern airfield. |
July 1998 |
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To US Aviation Museum, Inyokern, CA with new c/r N69972. |
From 22 April 1999 to 2008 |
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To Bomber Force Inc, South Euclid, OH keeping c/r N69972. |
16 May 2000 |
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Transported by ground.
Trucked Disassembled to Wichita KS for Restoration to fly for USAM by Boeing Co, Wichita. |
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Restored using parts from 44-69957. |
From 2007 to 2012 |
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Loaned to Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport (West Side), Wichita, KS.
Removed from Boeing hangar due Boeing requirements. Externally complete, displayed named Doc.
 View the Location Dossier |
5 November 2012 |
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To Docs Friends Inc, Wichita, KS keeping c/r N69972. |
2014 |
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19 May 2016 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX69972 (B-29, 44-69972) issued. |
15 July 2016 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX69972 (B-29, 44-69972) issued. |
17 July 2016 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
6 March 2017 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX69972 (B-29, 44-69972) issued. |
21 July 2017 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
21 July 2017 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
25 July 2017 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: at 2017 AirVenture at Oshkosh |
26 July 2017 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX69972 (B-29, 44-69972) issued. |
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Based at B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center, Wichita, KS.
View the Location Dossier |
12 July 2019 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
8 April 2022 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: B-29 named DOC at Sun n Fun 2022, Lakeland, FL |
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