March AFB Museum

[wilbur1]

hot damn that thing is big!

[DBII]

Was that a Torra bird in the background?

DBII

[syscom3]

Originally Posted by DBII

Was that a Torra bird in the background?

DBII

Yes, its a Harvard trainer converted to look like a "Val" dive bomber.

[DBII]

I did not know that there were Torra birds not flying.

DBII

[syscom3]

enjoy

[Micdrow]

great shots there syscom3 on the b-29

[Thorlifter]

Syscom, so are they restoring the B-29 to flight condition or to static condition?

[syscom3]

I posted the pics in the B29 forum, and the veterans who flew the plane said the big turbocharger on the exhaust stacks would heat up and glow cherry red. Quite a sight to see at night when contrasted with the normal blue exhaust flame.

They also said one of the great things thy remembered seeing the B29's take off from their bases in the Mariana's...... B29's taking off every 30 seconds from the parallel runways all streaming flame from the exhaust as they were on rich mixture for takeoff.

[syscom3]

Originally Posted by Thorlifter

Syscom, so are they restoring the B-29 to flight condition or to static condition?

I think its only static.

[syscom3]

heres some more

[Wildcat]

Nice pics Sys.

[syscom3]

Heres some more.

Some of these show the C17 for the next days airshow was practicing its maneuvers and I tried to be artistic.

[comiso90]

very cool!

I like the P-59 and the B-57!!

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