Boeing B-29 Flying Fortress "FIFI"
by Mike Condren
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Flying Escort
| This P51 was flying escort. |
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| Also flying escort was this Royal Navy Hawker "Sea Fury". This plane is stationed at General Dewitt Spain airport in Memphis. |
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August 8, 2011
| When I arrived, the B-29 was being prepared for flight. However, the P-51 had its cockpit covered and no one worked on it during the 2 hours that I was there. |
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| I got surprized by the "Sea Fury" taking off and got only a going away shot before it returned for a low pass. |
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| All of the extra equipment and flags are gone from the area in these views. |
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| These shots of the nose show the crew preparing for their flight back to the Dallas area. |
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| The airport crash truck arrived about 9am for the engine starts. Before trying to start each engine, it is rotated several revolutions. |
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| Now for engine start, one at a time. |
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| "FIFI" begins to move towards the runway. |
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| The B-29 then begins its take-off roll followed by the lift-off and circle toward Dallas. |
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This page was designed and is maintained by Mike Condren.
If you have materials
that you would like to contribute, contact me at mcondren@cbu.edu