B-29 DOC "Pull a Plane" event rescheduled to October 17 due to ongoing engine maintenance affecting the aircraft's readiness.
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) today shared an update on the ongoing repairs to FIFI, the iconic B-29 Superfortress. Earlier this year, the CAF announced a delay to the 2025 AirPower History Tour ...
Most of the older performance aircraft still in use by the military - including the F-15, F-16, U-2 spy plane, B-52 and B-1 bomber, are off-limits to the general public. A ride in one usually is ...
Quiz time! Which secret American military project during World War II proved even more expensive than the $2 billion Manhattan Project which developed U.S. atomic bombs? That would be the $3 billion B ...
Of the 3,900 B-29 bombers built between 1943 and 1946, only two are still flying, and both are kept in the air by not-for-profit organizations. FiFi, owned and operated by The Commemorative Air Force ...
Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...