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B-29 - A Restoration Example
B-29 - A Restoration Example
This is "Peachy", the Boeing B-29 on display at the Fred E. Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. The aircraft was trucked out to Pueblo in the mid-70's from China Lake, California, where it had been sitting since the end of the Korean war. At China Lake, many B-29's were used as ground bombing targets in Navy pilot training. Because of this, Peachy is very lucky to have survived the ordeal, neglected but nonetheless intact.

Peachy was disassembled and brought out to Pueblo, Colorado on trucks. Recently, the US Air Force assisted in lifting the aircaft so that its concrete mounting pedestals could be replaced. Giant inflatable air bags were used to safely lift the wings and body up out of the soft ground.

The B-29 weighed as much as 141,000 pounds fully loaded, could fly at 358 miles per hour and had a range of over 4,000 miles. It typically carried a crew of 10.


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