FIFI the only Flying B-29

My youngest brother and I in November of 2010 got to go see the only flying B-29 when it came to the valley for a few days it was very neat. There was also a B-25 and B-17 there. We got to go inside of all of them and took lots of pictures. Below are some and on a link to even more.

Download the short podcast of the flight over here.

B-29 on take off with the B-17 and B-25 in the foreground.

My little bro and the B-17

B-29 coming in for landing

Hanging out the window of the B-25

Manning the guns of the B-17

inside the cockpit of the B-29

FIFI

Check out more pictures of our flight here.

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