Meet Doc’s Friends

Doc’s Friends, Inc., is a 501c3 non-profit board managing the operation of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc. Doc is a B-29 Superfortress and one of 1,644 manufactured in Wichita during World War II. It is one of only two remaining B-29s that are still airworthy and flying today.  The mission of Doc’s Friends is to HONOR the men and women who sacrificed so much for the freedom of others, including those who designed, built, maintained and flew the B-29 during and after WWII. CONNECT people with the rich heritage of the B-29 and allow aviation enthusiasts to experience the thrill of a B-29 up close. EDUCATE today’s and future generations on the contributions of the Greatest Generation during wartime.

Meet Our Board Members

Jeff Turner

Jeff Turner
Chairman & Founding Member

Lynn Nichols

Lynn Nichols
Treasurer & Founding Member

Jeff Peier

Jeff Peier
Legal Counsel & Founding Member

Josh Wells

Josh Wells
Executive Director & General Manager

Sam Frey

Sam Frey
Hangar Committee Chair

Brad Gorsuch

Brad Gorsuch
Founding Member

Tony Mazzolini

Tony Mazzolini
B-29 Doc Project Originator

Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy

Ron Ryan

Ron Ryan
Founding Member

Mark Paolucci

Mark Paolucci
Founding Member

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin

Alan Young

Alan Young

Founding Board Members

Founded in 2012, a team of dedicated Wichita aviation enthusiasts gathered to do three things: Find a way to complete the restoration of B-29; then operate the warbird as a flying museum around the nation; and third, build a permanent home for B-29 Doc that would provide a place for the Doc volunteers to maintain and operate the aircraft, while giving the public a place to see the Wichita-built historic B-29 up-close and personal. We are forever grateful to these members who served on Doc’s Friends, Inc.’s board of directors with the other founding members (as noted above), who had a vision and worked tirelessly to help get B-29 Doc restored and a permanent home built. These founding members still serve as close advisors to our team, and remain at-the-ready to assist in our continuing mission and will forever be members of Doc’s team.

Tom Bertels

Tom Bertels

Jack Pelton

Jack Pelton

Tim Buchanan

Tim Buchanan

Charlie Chandler

Charlie Chandler

Steve Clark

Steve Clark

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