UPDATE: First Flight Status
As we head into the 4th of July holiday weekend, here’s a quick update on our status of getting Doc back... Read More
B-29 Doc News
Department of Defense approves use of runway at McConnell Air Force Base
The United States Department of Defense has granted B-29 Doc approval to use the non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air Force... Read More
PHOTO GALLERY: Doc’s Airworthiness Celebration
The Federal Aviation Administration presented Doc’s Friends with an airworthiness certificate and Jim Murphy, Doc’s Friends Restoration Project Manager, accepted... Read More
FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent
The Federal Aviation Administration has deemed the B-29 known as Doc airworthy by officially presenting the restoration crew with an FAA... Read More
VIDEO: Doc is on the move with low-speed taxi test
For the first time since 1956, the nearly restored B-29 known as Doc moved under its own power. The restoration... Read More
VIDEO: Project update and dynamic propeller balancing
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
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
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
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
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
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
Doc’s Friends Restoration Team, the group leading the return of the B-29 known as ‘Doc’ to flyable status, received the... Read More