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The official twitter account for the B-29 Superfortress known as Doc. And home of the world’s greatest volunteers and #warbird maintainers. #B29Doc

Wichita, KS
Joined March 2013
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B-29 DOC
2 years
Gear down. On approach to Brown Field in San Diego, CA. #B29Doc #warbird #aviation
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Hello, @EAA #OSH23 and @Boeing Plaza! #B29Doc will be on static display through Sunday. #aviation
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VIDEO: Sound UP! 🔊👀 B-29 Doc roars awake after a long winter nap with the first engine runs of 2023! #B29Doc #warbirds #aviation #Wichita
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We'll just leave this right here. Thanks for being our wingmen, @BlueAngels #OSH17 #B29Doc Photo Credit: Scott Slocum
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VOLUME UP! Listen to the sound of our Curtiss-Wright 3350 engine powering up 😍 #B29Doc #warbird #Sweetwater #aviation #radialengines
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Hello, #Wichita
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7 years
Happy 93rd Birthday to our very own Connie Palacioz, an original 'Rosie the Riveter' who worked on the B-29 program when she was 17 years old...and then helped us restore #B29Doc
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We're pumping oil back into the massive R-3350 engines today following the winter maintenance oil change. By the way, each engine holds 70 gallons of oil and burns about 1.5 gallons of oil per flight hour. #B29Doc #aviation #warbirds
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B-29 DOC
5 years
That sweet, sweet sound! #B29Doc engine runs today were a success! We'll be up and flying soon!
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1 year
Hello, Wichita! It’s good to see you! #HomeSweetHome #B29Doc
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7 years
It's a beautiful day to fly! #B29Doc will be wheels up from KIAB at 10:15 bound for Cedar Rapids, IA and then on to #OSH17
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Taxiing in at sunset in #LongBeach
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DOC72, Chino Tower. Cleared to land, runway 26L. #B29Doc @YanksAirMuseum
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VIDEO: Unique 360-degree view from the cockpit of #B29Doc during takeoff roll and departure from Cincinnati. #warbirds #aviation 📷: @brettphoto
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2 years
So long, @EAA #OSH22 — see you next time! And….Wichita, we will see you soon.
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Airborne! First time since 1956 #DocFirstFlight
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8 years
Success! The world's second flying B-29 Superfortress #DocFirstFlight
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6 years
Hello #OSH18 and @EAA -- it's good to see you again! #B29Doc
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1 year
There’s just something about the sound of radial engines… ❤️ #B29Doc
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9 months
Oh, shiny 😍 #B29Doc
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5 years
Hello, @EAA #OSH19 — it’s good to see you! #B29Doc
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This view! The takeoff roll in #B29Doc from the cockpit observer seat 😍
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3 years
Wheels up! #B29Doc
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4 years
Airborne!
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5 years
Right. Out. The. Window. The @BlueAngels formed up with us for a photoshoot (and escort!) on our way into Sacramento from the @calcapairshow earlier today! #B29Doc
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VIDEO: Base to final. Cleared to land at Dover Air Force Base. #B29Doc #warbirds #aviation #airshows 📷: @jawellstrio
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B-29 DOC
1 year
Good morning, #Wichita -- first ride flight of the day is up! Come to the #B29Doc Hangar Education & Visitors Center and watch!
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1 month
History. Thanks for making it happen, @EAA + @CAF1957 + @CWHM + @B29DocsFriends #warbirds
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Only in Oshkosh — two B-29s and a Lancaster flying together! #OSH24
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9 months
Merry Christmas from the #B29Doc family! #MerryChristmas
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1 year
Good morning, Fayetteville! It's another great day to experience history with #B29Doc ! Ground and cockpit tours begin at 12:30 p.m., and we've added another ride flight to the schedule at 5:30 p.m. today
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1 year
So long, @WASPMuseum and Sweetwater…thanks for the hospitality! See you soon, #Wichita 📷: @jawellstrio #B29Doc
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4 years
Hello, Newton!
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Landing at Georgetown, SC. The view from the bombardier's position. 📷: @jawellstrio
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2 years
Hey #KansasCity -- we're bringing #B29Doc to your area next weekend, June 3-5. Details here:
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2 years
This hero is celebrating her 98th birthday today! Happy Birthday, Connie! #B29Doc #aviation #Wichita
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1 year
SOUND UP 🔊 — good morning, #Cincinnati Rides this morning, then ground and cockpit tours from 12:30 pm until 3 pm. 📷: @jawellstrio
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1 year
There’s just something about this sound 👍👍👍 #B29Doc @HOACAF
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B-29 DOC
5 years
Simply beautiful. Thanks, @EAA for letting us be the B-29 in the photo shoot! #B29Doc #OSH19
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5 years
We're pretty sure photos simply don't get more epic than this: the XP-82 Twin Mustang and @DocsFriends soar over Lake Winnebago. Photo by Scott Slocum⁠.
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Super cool...super slo-mo arrival video! Good to see you @OMAairport — it going to be a great weekend of flying! #OmahaWeekend #Omaha #warbird #aviation
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Welcome to OMA @DocsFriends .
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3 years
We’re airborne with #B29Doc in Grand Rapids!
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2 years
Simply. Beautiful. #B29Doc in flight over Kansas a couple of weeks ago. 📷 @brettphoto
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B-29 DOC
5 months
Ready to go! A few photos from #B29Doc maintenance flights on Sunday. Next stop: Charleston, SC 📷: @brettphoto
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4 years
It’s a great afternoon for a #B29Doc flight! See you soon, #Branson !
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7 years
Last week was quite a week for #B29Doc at #OSH17 ! Thanks @brettphoto for these amazing shots! #aviation #warbirds
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2 years
Sound on and volume up! #B29Doc
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2 years
The first flight of 2023! Our annual maintenance flight was a success...and we're ready to go for the season. 📷: @brettphoto
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B-29 DOC
4 years
Ah, that sound! Happy Independence Day! #B29Doc #IndependenceDay #Freedom
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B-29 DOC
3 years
This airplane. This photo. Simply gorgeous. #B29Doc 📷 @brettphoto
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B-29 DOC
6 years
It's a beautiful day in Kansas to be outside with #B29Doc
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2 years
It sure felt good to get #B29Doc back in the air yesterday! Maintenance flight was a success. 📷 @brettphoto
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Well done, @USNavy !
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Airshow News
2 years
What an incredible flyover by the @USNavy and it’s all-female team of pilots!
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Headed west! See you later today, St. George, UT! #B29Doc
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B-29 DOC
4 years
It's #NationalAviationDay and #PhotographyDay so what better way to celebrate BOTH than posting a few amazing shots of our favorite #B29 from @brettphoto
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B-29 DOC
7 years
At 92 years of age, Letha Zahourek from Topeka, KS visited #B29Doc yesterday -- Letha worked at the Boeing-Wichita plant when she was 18!
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Thank you ALL for the support on this huge day! A lot more photos and video to come #DocFirstFlight
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4 years
Super cool escort out of Fayetteville yesterday on our way home to #Wichita -- thanks for capturing the view, @brettphoto #warbirds #aviation #aviationphotography
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Inyokern, CA. #B29Doc
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3 years
A thing of majestic beauty. #B29Doc during the flight from #Wichita to #StLouis (video credit @brettphoto ) shot from the window of @EAA B-25 Berlin Express.
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B-29 DOC
6 years
Beautiful. Both airworthy B-29 Superfortresses together in Great Bend, KS over the weekend. It. Was. Amazing. Thanks for sharing the sky with us, @B29B24Squadron , it was an honor! #B29Doc 📷: @brettphoto
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5 months
Engine runs on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in #Wichita
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3 years
It’s going to be a great day in #StLouis to see #B29Doc and @EAA Berlin Express! Ground and cockpit tours from 12 pm to 4 pm. And we have rides available, too! #warbirds #STL #aviation
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5 months
Charleston! It’s good to see you 😀
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10 months
Happy Thanksgiving from the #B29Doc Family! #Thanksgiving #Warbirds
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7 years
Our own 'Rosie the Riveter' Connie built the nose of #B29Doc in 1944 & she's here on Boeing Plaza today! OSH17
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5 years
#B29Doc broke out of winter maintenance today! First engine runs of 2019 and he’s ready to go!
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B-29 DOC
1 year
Looks like a great day to fly! See you soon, #Knoxville 👍🏻
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We had a great day in Grand Island, NE, with two #B29Doc rides flights! Saturday is the Nebraska State Fly-in Airshow…and a couple more Doc ride flights. 📷: @brettphoto
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Bomb bay door testing 👍 And FYI, this test is performed annually as our winter maintenance inspection to ensure if we need to open or close the doors in flight, the system works. #B29Doc
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B-29 DOC
7 years
What a beautiful site. B-29, B-17, B-25 and B-52 at the @BAFBAirShow #DocTour #B29Doc
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1 year
So long, @HOACAF — see you soon, Wichita!
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4 years
Doc is practicing #SocialDistancing and we have even outfitted him with the proper face covering :) We hope you all are staying safe and healthy! #B29Doc #AloneTogether Thanks for the photo & photoshop work, @brettphoto
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Meet Arthur Blackwell from Milledgeville, GA. He served on the USS Chicago CA-136, a heavy cruiser, during World War II. He was in Tokyo Harbor during the surrender flyover. #B29Doc #GreatestGeneration #WWIIHistory
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Good morning, #Wichita — it’s a beautiful day to fly...and you can still join us! #B29Doc #FlyWithDoc
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This is Jack Craig. Jack flew 33 combat missions during World War II as a radar operator on B-29, based in India and on Tinian Island. At 98-years-old, it was an honor to meet Jack during our visit to Georgetown, SC, in April. 📷: @brettphoto
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This warbird is ready to go fly! #B29Doc demo at ⁦⁦ @EAA #OSH19 coming up!
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4 years
It’s a beautiful day to fly! See you soon #OklahomaCity #B29Doc
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2 years
Last night, our #B29Doc spent the night in the Enola Gay hangar at the Historic Wendover Airfield. This is the hangar that Paul Tibbets and his team, and others, trained for atomic missions during WWII.
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#B29Doc Crew and Tony after a historic first flight #DocFirstFlight
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Our two wingmen this morning at #OSH17 -- Thanks for the experience @BlueAngels
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Home, sweet home! It’s good to see you #Wichita
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Safely home in Wichita! Thanks @EAA #OSH17 for the memories! #B29Doc
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Happy Birthday to our Rosie the Riveter, Connie Palacioz! 99 years young and still volunteering on #B29Doc 👍🏻
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Hello, Dover Air Force Base…it’s good to see you! #B29Doc #warbirds @usairforce
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It’s air show day in #Charleston 😀 #B29Doc
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6 years
Our new signage is up! #B29Doc
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Ah, that #warbird sound first thing in the morning 👍❤️😀 #B29Doc #aviation #History #Fayetteville
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Hey, @SouthwestAir — looking good today. Did you know that airplane was built in the same factory that built our B-29? Safe travels! #B29Doc #Amarillo
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Hey #Wichita -- do NOT miss your chance to fly in #B29Doc this weekend! Only a few more sleeps until our ride flight weekend (Aug. 15 & 16). Only a couple of seats remain. Details here:
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The #B29Doc annual winter maintenance continues and the team is working on the engine inspection. That means the occasional cylinder change on our CW-3350s. By the way, there are 18 cylinders per engine, 2 spark plugs per cylinder...so 144 spark plugs between all 4 engines!
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There’s just something about this sound early in the morning ❤️👍🏻 Good morning, #Knoxville — two ride flights this morning and the ground and cockpit tours from 12 pm to 4 pm. #B29Doc #Saturday #aviation
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1 year
See you soon, @GarminAviation and @HOACAF — we can’t wait to spend the weekend in the KC metro area! #B29Doc
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3 years
Hello, #Wichita — it’s good to see you! #HomeSweetHome
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3 months
VIDEO: #B29Doc air show performance pass at the Terre Haute Air Show! #FLYHUF 📷: @jawellstrio
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B-29 DOC
5 years
Thanks, @flyict tower, for vectoring is around this! #kswx
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We hope you have a SUPERFORTRESS day, Dads! #FathersDay
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