B29's at China Lake NAS

[syscom3]

Heres an interesting website from China Lake NAS complete with postwar B29 pics.

B-29 Superfortress Photo Gallery

 

[ccheese]

It's a damn shame they all went to the smelter.....

Charles

 

[evangilder]

Not all of them. The CAF's B-29, "Fifi" was rescued from the range at China Lake.

 

[ToughOmbre]

Something very sad about seeing warbirds in that condition and being scrapped.

TO

 

[Haztoys]

I "think" the B-29 Doc came off China Lake too...

 

[Glider]

I didn't realise they were still around in the mid 1980's

 

[JoeB]

Also 44-61748 was later flown to the American Air Museum at Duxford, UK
B-29 44-61748 Hawg Wild
She's the only Korean War veteran among those pictured, served with 307th BG there.

Joe