From: jjfitz167@gmail.com
To: DWSkjerven@aol.com,
Sent: 10/10/2019 6:11:51 PM Central Standard Time
Subject: Fwd: US Navy Blue Angels fly in spectacular formation with Second World War B-29 Superfortress
To: DWSkjerven@aol.com,
Sent: 10/10/2019 6:11:51 PM Central Standard Time
Subject: Fwd: US Navy Blue Angels fly in spectacular formation with Second World War B-29 Superfortress
This
came via the historian of the 6th Bomb Group. My father-in-law was a photographer
with the 6th Bomb group on Tinian Island in 1944-45. Some of his photos of the
Enola Gay are in the Smithsonian, where the Enola Gay is on display.
PICTURED: US Navy Blue Angels fly in spectacular formation with Second World War B-29 Superfortress
By
Published: 12:40 EDT, 7 October
2019 | Updated: 16:18
EDT, 7 October 2019
The
US Navy Blue Angels, the world’s second oldest flight demonstration team, put
on a spectacular display over the skies of Sacramento on Friday as they flew
practice runs with a historic B-29 superfortress before this
weekend’s Capital Airshow. The
famous squadron returned to Sacramento for just the second time since 2008.
The
pilots of the F/A-18 Hornets dazzled the audience, flying just 18 inches apart
at some moments during their formation
The US Navy Blue Angels take to the skies with
the 'Doc' - the B-29 Superfortress bomber and one of just two remaining B-29s
that are capable of still flying
The 1940s era bomber is one of 1,644 B-29s
that were built in 1944. They played an important role in the American military
campaigns in Europe and the Pacific during World War Two
This particular bomber did not see any action. It rolled off the assembly line in 1945, just as the war ended
Blue Angels shows off view from the skies
during Sacramento show
Prior to the air show, the Blue Angels
did practice drills with a B-29 Superfortress, the historic 1940s era bomber
that is one of just two remaining models that can still fly.
The plane was called 'Doc' because it
was assigned to the Radar Calibration squadron known as 'Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs.'
In the Disney story, Doc is the leader
of the Seven Dwarfs.
The plane was left idle in California's
Mojave Desert, where local animals took shelter in its fuselage.
But Tony Mazzolini, a former B-29 flight
engineer, decided to start the process of salvaging the bomber.
Hundreds of volunteers, including
skilled retirees from Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, veterans, and active duty
military service members, worked to restore the bomber.
It took more than 15 years to turn Doc
into a functioning airplane that offers educational rides to aviation
enthusiasts.
Doc tours the United States as part of a
mission to keep alive the memory of World War Two-era warbirds.
'That’s the special thing about touring
with a B-29 is running into B-29 Veterans,' Josh Wells, the general manager of
Doc’s Friends, told .
'Some of them cry with joy. They’re just
overcome with emotion and they tell us their stories.
'That really is the magical part about
touring with Doc and the reason why we restored the airplane.'
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From: WILLIAM KERSCHNER <wmkerschner88@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 1:23 PM
Subject: BOEING and 737 MAX
Date: Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 1:23 PM
Subject: BOEING and 737 MAX
The
New Republic
magazine Oct. 2019 has a critical and lengthy feature article about BOEING and
737 MAX.
Blue
skies,
Bill
Kerschner
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