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Title: Kee Bird
Post by: soda72 on July 27, 2010, 10:21:45 PM

Ran across this documentary on NOVA about an attempt to restore a B-29 called 'Kee Bird.  It was abandoned in 1947 after it had to make an emergency landing in Greenland.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1548962233

Warning though, the ending will make you sick to your stomach...

 :(

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: Beefcake on July 27, 2010, 10:28:45 PM

I saw that episode years ago, the ending made me really sick.  :( To be honest I was really mad that we lost that plane because they just "had" (rushed) to get that plane out of there.

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: MachFly on July 27, 2010, 10:44:43 PM

ending just sucks

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: oakranger on July 27, 2010, 10:57:52 PM

Look like in good condition after being in that environment for a long time. 

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: soda72 on July 28, 2010, 08:14:17 AM

Yeah,

I don't understand why they didn't just disassemble it and ship it back piece by piece...

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: fbWldcat on July 28, 2010, 09:54:11 AM

Maybe they wanted it to be more difficult?

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: Guppy35 on July 28, 2010, 02:40:37 PM

Daryl Greenmeyer is/was one of the early legends of warbirds and air racing.  He did lots of stuff that went above and beyond.  They they got to where they did was a minor miracle.  The warbird gods didn't want that to work apparently.

I do believe in the end the plan to fly it out was based on costs to do that vs costs to take it apart and airlift it out.

tragic ending no doubt.

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: fbWldcat on July 28, 2010, 03:44:02 PM

Well at any rate the old pilot of the beautiful bird got his wish... The Kee Bird will stay where it has been, forever.

Title: Re: Kee Bird
Post by: 007Rusty on July 28, 2010, 09:45:35 PM

watched it the other nite,very sad  :cry