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A Once-in-a-Lifetime Flight Aboard the B-29, <i>Doc</i>

For a warbird enthusiast, pilot, and student of aviation history, the trip around Seattle in the restored aircraft pushes all the buttons.

FLYING staff writer and technical editor Meg Godlewski aboard Doc. [Photo: Meg Godlewski]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The article details an aviation journalist's rare flight experience aboard *Doc*, one of only two airworthy B-29 Superfortresses, highlighting its unique historical significance.
  • *Doc* was meticulously restored over 16 years with 450,000 volunteer hours and is operated by Doc's Friends, Inc., a nonprofit.
  • Its continued operation is made possible by a dedicated all-volunteer crew and revenue from passenger flights, which cover substantial maintenance, fuel, and insurance costs.
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One of the best parts of being an aviation journalist is that it gives you access to some pretty unique and special aircraft—such as Doc, one of the last airworthy B-29s in the world. Recently, I had the opportunity to fly aboard this rare machine. I was part of a media flight staged out of the Museum of Flight in Seattle where Doc paid a house call. And I nearly had kittens when I made the call to the edit team to relay the news: 

“Wolf gets to fly aboard Doc…

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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