Hopes high that restored B-29 ‘Doc’ will fly in 2014The Wichita-built vintage Boeing B-29 Superfortress under restoration inside a Boeing hangar may fly as soon as this summer, volunteers on the project say.
The plan is to fly the historic plane to AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., in July, where the public can view it.
“I think it’s doable,” said T.J. Norman, the volunteer project manager. “I can’t promise we’ll make it, but we’re sure going to try.”
The plane will be one of only two restored B-29s in flying condition.
The massive restoration project began in Wichita in 2000 but was on hiatus for a few years, the victim of a poor economy and lack of hangar space.
Restoration restarted early this year after a group of business leaders and aviation enthusiasts formed a nonprofit organization, Doc’s Friends, and acquired the airplane from Tony Mazzolini.
About 50 to 60 volunteers, including a core group of about 30, have been working on the plane since the project restarted.
Boeing donated a military hangar on the east side of Oliver, providing a work space that would facilitate completion of the restoration.
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