[MilCom] WIBW Wichita Bomber Ready For First Display

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After thousands of hours of volunteer restoration work, a historical bomber
is less than two months away from being ready for public display.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress will be shown off at McConnell Air Force
Base's open house on September 9th and 10th.

The plane was one of more than 16-hundred built in Kansas from 1943 to 1946.
It was nicknamed ``Doc'' because it's part of a nine-plane squadron bearing
the names of characters from the Walt Disney movie ``Snow White.''

United States Aviation Museum chief executive Tony Mazzolini rescued the
B-29 from a desert graveyard. It is thought to be the last of its kind that
can be restored to flying condition.

``Doc'' arrived in Wichita in 2000. The plane is being restored at Boeing
Wichita, which is donating hangar space for the effort.