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VIDEO: Project update and dynamic propeller balancing

May 6, 2016

The Doc’s Friends Restoration Team, along with a team from Pedron Aircraft Works from Denton, Texas, worked this week to... Read More

VIDEO UPDATE: Weather on the way and final tweaks for airworthiness

April 22, 2016

The Doc’s Friends restoration crew has been working with the FAA since March reviewing paperwork and the overall restoration quality... Read More

VIDEO UPDATE: Doc roars to life after a winter’s nap

April 8, 2016

After a long winter of not being able to run the engines on our historic B-29, the restoration crew successfully... Read More

VIDEO: Doc moves into temporary shelter due to severe weather forecast

March 29, 2016

It’s severe weather season in Kansas. After receiving 3-4″ inches of snow over the weekend, there’s a threat for severe... Read More

UPDATE & VIDEO: Doc’s FAA review and inspection begins

March 25, 2016

The final steps toward receiving an airworthiness certificate from the FAA began this week at the Doc’s Friends restoration headquarters... Read More

VIDEO UPDATE: Doc’s restoration crew makes final adjustments and preps for FAA inspection and eventual first flight

March 17, 2016

The weather is warming up in Kansas, and that means the restoration crew can resume work on making final preparations and... Read More

VIDEO: Doc’s Friends volunteers honored at Wichita Aero Club Gala

February 1, 2016

Doc’s Friends Restoration Team, the group leading the return of the B-29 known as ‘Doc’ to flyable status, received the... Read More

Doc’s Friends earns 2015 ICAS Pinnacle Award

January 21, 2016

From the International Council of Air Shows website (www.airshows.aero) The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) presented platinum and gold... Read More

B-29 Doc exceeds Kickstarter goal to fund flight testing

October 30, 2015

Crowdfunding broadens support to get last-known airworthy B-29 in the air Following a 30-day Kickstarter campaign, “Doc,” the historic warbird... Read More