Atomic Bomb B-29 & FiFi at Oshkosh

Episode 8 Nuclear Atomic Bomb dropped by Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress on Japan in 1945 ended World War 2. We fly on B-29 FiFi operated by the Commemorative Air Force and land at Oshkosh Airventure.

[ohanaaragona]

"Keep it flying to preserve the stories of our veterans" Perfectly said and thank you Bruce for facilitating the story telling! I love these videos packed with a punch of amazing visuals, great stories and by golly I'm learning something, too! Great work!

[azfroggiesrcandmore]

Wow, what an awesome ride that must have been...to be on "FiFi". And be able to explore the old WASP's hanger....just amazing! Thanks Bruce for another great history lesson.

[PiperPilotJohn]

I got to see Fifi and Doc fly at OSH! That a was awesome!

[j.d.peppmeier]

I am fortunate to have seen Fifi fly at Rapid City a few years ago !! The word IMPRESSIVE seems inadequate !

[jeremywallace]

My mom and step-dad had a repair shop in Wichita, the B29 hanger is well worth a vist.

[foto]

Thank you Bruce. Your stories and videos are amazing. Stay safe!!!

[brutusmuerto]

Instant subscribe! Thank you Chopperguy!

[aronwhitesell]

Great story Bruce. I'll always remember that day, first chasing FiFi down the runway at IWA and then off to film Llama drama in Sun City.

[screwytube]

How did I miss this yesterday!!! Great job Bruce.

[panther]

DOC is in Wichita KS and i have some family who lives there. though the closes I've been to where DOC is held was a Holiday Inn. though i was sad not seeing DOC. but its nice to know that this wonderful piece of history is in the state next to me

[jeroendesterke]

An unbelievable beast. Flown by guys who were young enough to be my grand sons. I saw the Enola Gay at the Dulles Aerospace Museum in 2019. Thank you, Bruce.

[onepropmind]

Very well done videos Sir! Just found your channel! Subscribed for sure! Most underrated YouTube aviation channel! Great content!

[Firemandave]

Hey Bruce.... Thanks for another great Fly Vid! Love the content and look forward to the next one!!

[marklycan]

Awesome story. I did get to see her in Olympia, WA back in 2014 though was not flying due to damage to landing gear on arrival.

[KrustyKrabPizza]

If KeeBird & Fertile Myrtle didn't suffer their fate there would be 4 of these B-29's in flying condition.

[ryanmoeller]

Such an AMAZING aircraft!! Thank you so much for the GREAT footage!! I hope to be able to meet ya one day and talk chopper stuff! Keep up the GREAT work good sir! 👍👍

[richardmattingly]

On Tinian, the hardened B-29 crews had little patience with Tibbets or his crews due to their antics that came with them from the US and pelted the huts they were in because of their hijinks. Indeed in the book Enola Gay their Top Secret status let them indulge themselves with things like flying to pick up specially made coffee cups and when they ruffled the feathers both locals as well as some in the military it was glossed over. Whether it was stocking its mess with best of everything that civilians and other military ranks could only imagine about the only thing that got them in real trouble was talking about its training. Even the B-29 that would go down in history belonged to another pilot almost up to the day of the mission as Tibbets had taken it over as he own and only found it out when he saw Enola Gay had been painted ofhis former aircraft. The B-29 had many teething problems when it entered service and it wasn't unusual for some to come in with engine fires back to back as its propellers would only windmill while shutdown insted of featherd until it failed. The mythos surrounding the bomber isn't entirely hubris as it leveled Japanese cities with conventional ordinance before Hiroshima but over Korea it was a sitting duck to Migs and was withdrawn almost entirely due to its losses.

[กรรธวัชร์ทิมอรุณ]

B​ 29​ superfortress​ is​ so​ elegant look​ like​ the modern aircraft

[Demonclaw]

I was there when DOC took back to the skies I might of shed a tear or 2 just seeing him fly again. I know A lot of facts about the restore of him too.

[jabbersthekillerrabbit]

It’s weird there use to be thousands of b-29 and now there are only two left, maybe if it’s possible we could get a third one flying again