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  B-29-60-BW Superfortress Serial Number 44-69729  
USAAF
20th AF
875th BS
498th BG

Aircraft History
Built by Boeing. Constructors Number 69729. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-29-60-BW Superfortress serial number 44-69729.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 20th Air Force, 875th Bombardment Squadron, 498th Bombardment Group. No known nickname or nose art. This bomber completed twenty-seven bombing missions.

Postwar
By June 1949 converted into a KB-29 tanker and abandoned at NAS China Lake.

Display
in 1986 was transported to Lowry Heritage Museum. Went through restoration and was placed on display in 1987.

In 1995, transferred in 1995 to Museum of Flight and placed on display in 1996 another addition al restoration. In 2006 further restoration was underway.

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Last Updated
March 22, 2023

 

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