speaking of defunct museums...

[David Windhorst]

Back in the 80s I visited the Florence (SC) Air & Missile Museum a
couple times. They had an extremely disassembled B29 that they hoped
eventually to work into some sort of display. That a/c is not mentioned
in any of the online references to the museum I could find. Does anyone
know what happened to it?

[Bob McKellar]

David Windhorst wrote:

> Back in the 80s I visited the Florence (SC) Air & Missile Museum a
> couple times. They had an extremely disassembled B29 that they hoped
> eventually to work into some sort of display. That a/c is not mentioned
> in any of the online references to the museum I could find. Does anyone
> know what happened to it?

I have a vague recollection that it went to another site for restoration and
display ( not scrapped ). I have an even vaguer recollection that it went
to Atlanta:

http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/atlanta/b29.htm

I have no evidence for these "facts" and they may be completely Tarveristic.

Correction would be welcomed.

Bob McKellar

[John]

Bob McKellar wrote:

> David Windhorst wrote:
>
> > Back in the 80s I visited the Florence (SC) Air & Missile Museum a
> > couple times. They had an extremely disassembled B29 that they hoped
> > eventually to work into some sort of display. That a/c is not mentioned
> > in any of the online references to the museum I could find. Does anyone
> > know what happened to it?
>
> I have a vague recollection that it went to another site for restoration and
> display ( not scrapped ). I have an even vaguer recollection that it went
> to Atlanta:
> Correction would be welcomed.
>
> Bob McKellar

44-70113 was displayed for many years at the Florence Space Museum
When that facility closed, it was moved to Dobbins AFB in Georgia.

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b29registry/b29-4470113.html

http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/atlanta/b29.htm

[Bob McKellar]

John wrote:

> Bob McKellar wrote:
>
> > David Windhorst wrote:
> >
> > > Back in the 80s I visited the Florence (SC) Air & Missile Museum a
> > > couple times. They had an extremely disassembled B29 that they hoped
> > > eventually to work into some sort of display. That a/c is not mentioned
> > > in any of the online references to the museum I could find. Does anyone
> > > know what happened to it?
> >
> > I have a vague recollection that it went to another site for restoration and
> > display ( not scrapped ). I have an even vaguer recollection that it went
> > to Atlanta:
> > Correction would be welcomed.
> >
> > Bob McKellar
>
> 44-70113 was displayed for many years at the Florence Space Museum
> When that facility closed, it was moved to Dobbins AFB in Georgia.
>
> http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b29registry/b29-4470113.html
>
> http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/atlanta/b29.htm

Thanks for quoting my own website to me ! :-)

I do know for a fact ( a non tarveristic one ) that it left Florence at least
three years before its closure, probably much earlier than that.

Bob McKellar

PS - You are welcome to quote the Florence website to me, that's mine as well!

[David Windhorst]

Bob McKellar wrote:

>John wrote:
>
>
>
>>Bob McKellar wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>David Windhorst wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Back in the 80s I visited the Florence (SC) Air & Missile Museum a
>>>>couple times. They had an extremely disassembled B29 that they hoped
>>>>eventually to work into some sort of display. That a/c is not mentioned
>>>>in any of the online references to the museum I could find. Does anyone
>>>>know what happened to it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I have a vague recollection that it went to another site for restoration and
>>>display ( not scrapped ). I have an even vaguer recollection that it went
>>>to Atlanta:
>>>Correction would be welcomed.
>>>
>>>Bob McKellar
>>>
>>>
>>44-70113 was displayed for many years at the Florence Space Museum
>>When that facility closed, it was moved to Dobbins AFB in Georgia.
>>
>>http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b29registry/b29-4470113.html
>>
>>http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/atlanta/b29.htm
>>
>>
>
>Thanks for quoting my own website to me ! :-)
>
>I do know for a fact ( a non tarveristic one ) that it left Florence at least
>three years before its closure, probably much earlier than that.
>
>Bob McKellar
>
>PS - You are welcome to quote the Florence website to me, that's mine as well!
>
>
>
Tnanks kindly, Bob & John. I have some slides taken of the a/c in 1980
or '81 -- it certainly is in happier shape now.

[John]

Bob McKellar wrote:Thanks for quoting my own website to me ! :-)

>
> I do know for a fact ( a non tarveristic one ) that it left Florence at least
> three years before its closure, probably much earlier than that.
>
> Bob McKellar
>
> PS - You are welcome to quote the Florence website to me, that's mine as well!

Oops, I failed to notice that,,,

I tried to get the local AirGuard interested in obtaining the Florence B-57 to add
to their RF-4 & RF-101 gate guards ( they flew all those types)
but no joy,,,, not enough interest... or too busy, they have since switched to
C-130, and are deployed to the middle east...