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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (N69972)
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Awesome picture - wish I were there!
Why were most of them not painted except for the nose art.
Roland, in a word: weight, primarily.
What a great airsho that must have been. Keep the great pics coming!
Roland - by late in the war our bases in England were not nearly as vulnerable to attack, so camo no longer needed as much from that standpoint, and the bomber formations had such a massive visual signature from the exhaust contrails that camo did not really matter much in the air either. I suppose if you were a straggler flying alone you would want camo, but for the most part late in the war it was just not as necessary.
Most paint for those size aircraft weigh between 2-4000#. It saves fuel and maintenance.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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| 02-May-2024 | Unknown | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | 08:59 EDT | 09:27 EDT | 0:28 |
| 01-May-2024 | Unknown | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | 18:55 EDT | 19:23 EDT (?) | 0:27 |
| 01-May-2024 | Unknown | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | 17:29 EDT | 17:57 EDT | 0:27 |
| 30-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | 18:59 EDT | 19:25 EDT (?) | 0:26 |
| 30-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | 17:40 EDT | 18:08 EDT | 0:27 |
| 29-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Statesville Rgnl (KSVH) | First seen 15:40 EDT | Last seen 16:46 EDT | 1:06 |
| 28-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Georgetown County (KGGE) | First seen 11:16 EDT | Last seen 11:42 EDT | 0:25 |
| 28-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Georgetown County (KGGE) | First seen 08:48 EDT | 09:22 EDT | 0:33 |
| 27-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Georgetown County (KGGE) | First seen 16:57 EDT | Last seen 17:25 EDT | 0:27 |
| 27-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Georgetown County (KGGE) | Georgetown County (KGGE) | 10:43 EDT | 11:12 EDT (?) | 0:28 |
| 27-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Near Georgetown, SC | First seen 08:54 EDT | Last seen 09:19 EDT | 0:25 |
| 26-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Georgetown County (KGGE) | Georgetown County (KGGE) | 19:00 EDT | 19:27 EDT (?) | 0:27 |
| 26-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Georgetown County (KGGE) | First seen 16:56 EDT | Last seen 17:23 EDT | 0:27 |
| 25-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Near Georgetown, SC | 11:15 EDT | Last seen 11:40 EDT | 0:25 |
| 25-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near Georgetown, SC | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 10:38 EDT | 11:03 EDT | 0:24 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Georgetown County (KGGE) | 17:52 EDT | 18:20 EDT (?) | 0:27 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 15:56 EDT | 16:26 EDT | 0:30 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 14:06 EDT | 14:31 EDT | 0:24 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 11:32 EDT | 11:58 EDT | 0:25 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 10:00 EDT | 10:31 EDT | 0:30 |
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