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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (N69972) - At Barksdale Air Force Base. First time seeing "Doc". Stunning! First photos of "Doc" on FA.
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (N69972)

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At Barksdale Air Force Base. First time seeing "Doc". Stunning! First photos of "Doc" on FA.

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chinaninearea51
Now that's beautiful!
ppickPhoto Uploader
It is a beautiful aircraft! I still like "FiFi" but it's nice to see another B-29 flying again!
cliff731
Paul... this is truly an outstanding photo capture!!!

*****5 Stars*****

Thanks for sharing this one with us!

Best viewed on "full" screen.
ppickPhoto Uploader
Thank you Cliff. Took those on Friday when "Doc" first arrived before even touching down.
The winds were blowing heavy to the south Friday so we went to our spot runway 33, or else at our spot on 15, we would have been shooting west into the sun.
And yes, has to be viewed in "full". At "small, they could still keep the resolution higher but that is up to FA.
There are more photos of "Doc" on here now since the airshow but I was lucky and got to post the first photos of "Doc" here on FA.
cliff731
You're very welcome, Paul... and I'm very thankful you were in position this past Friday to capture these first photos of "Doc" to be uploaded on FA!!!
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27-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Wichita Eisenhower () 13:16 CDT 16:17 CDT 3:01
27-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 11:06 CDT 11:39 CDT 0:32
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24-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 09:55 CDT 10:28 CDT 0:33
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23-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 15:15 CDT 15:48 CDT 0:32
23-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 13:50 CDT 14:25 CDT 0:34
23-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 12:24 CDT 12:55 CDT 0:30
23-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 10:59 CDT 11:34 CDT 0:34
22-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 17:48 CDT 18:19 CDT 0:30
22-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 16:28 CDT 17:00 CDT 0:31
22-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 14:57 CDT 15:30 CDT 0:33
22-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 12:50 CDT 13:20 CDT 0:29
22-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 11:20 CDT 11:48 CDT 0:27
22-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 09:57 CDT 10:26 CDT 0:28
21-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 16:07 CDT 16:38 CDT 0:31
21-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 14:45 CDT 15:18 CDT 0:32
21-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 13:19 CDT 13:50 CDT 0:30
21-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 11:42 CDT 12:12 CDT 0:30
21-Jul-2025 UnknownAppleton Intl ()Appleton Intl () 10:05 CDT 10:36 CDT 0:30
20-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Appleton Intl () 16:50 CDT 17:29 CDT 0:39
20-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 14:54 CDT 15:23 CDT 0:28
20-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 13:30 CDT 13:59 CDT 0:29
19-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 17:13 CDT 17:43 CDT 0:29
19-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 16:04 CDT 16:34 CDT 0:30
19-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 14:53 CDT 15:22 CDT 0:28
19-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 13:41 CDT 14:13 CDT 0:31
18-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 19:04 CDT 19:34 CDT 0:29
18-Jul-2025 UnknownSouthern Wisconsin Rgnl ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 17:44 CDT 18:14 CDT 0:29
18-Jul-2025 B29Wichita Eisenhower ()Southern Wisconsin Rgnl () 11:06 CDT 14:04 CDT 2:57
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