The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc in 2016. (Photo courtesy of EAA)
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A warbird is returning to EAA AirVenture this summer to celebrate America’s 250.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc will take centerstage for display on Boeing Plaza July 24-26.
When not on display at Boeing Plaza, flight experiences on Doc will be available July 20-23, based at Appleton International Airport.
“As AirVenture is the world’s largest annual gathering of warbirds, we are happy to be welcoming the B-29 Doc back to Oshkosh,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programs. “This B-29 is always a big favorite on Boeing Plaza when it appears in Oshkosh, especially as it is one of only two flying examples in the world of the legendary aircraft.”
Doc was built in 1944 and for many years was part of a squadron known as the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in upstate New York at Griffiss Air Force Base (hence, the name Doc).
The airplane was retired in 1956 as the jet bomber age began and sat as a target for Navy training missions in China Lake, California, until 1998.
A restoration group took possession of the airplane from the U.S. government and hauled it back to Wichita, Kansas, in pieces in 2000.
After 16 years and more than 450,000 volunteer hours, Doc made its first flight after restoration in July 2016, 60 years after it had been retired.
EAA AirVenture is set for July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
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