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Seattle Museum Of Flight Seattle, WA
B-29A T Square 54 on display in the parking lot of the Museum Of
Flight in Seattle, Washington. This B-29 flew 36 missions against
Japan in WWII. It was converted to a tanker and flew many more
missions over Korea. This combat vet was relegated to the bombing
range at China Lake. It was rediscovered in the 1970's, and finally
rescued from the desert in 1986. She was put back together by the
folks at Lowry AFB in Denver, and went on display at the Heritage
of the Rockies Museum. When Lowry closed, the aircraft was transferred
to the Museum of Flight. It sat in the parking lot of the museum for
several years while volunteers worked to further restore the aircraft.
But the heavy winters in Denver and ocean air in Seattle have already
taken a toll on the aircraft, so it was pulled off display to rework
some of the major past restoration work. The museum will hopefully
find an indoor location for this historic aircraft. It would be
criminal to let it sit outside any longer.
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