Declassified Photos, B-29, "Enola Gay"

[CoastRange57]

It was awesome. Those supercharged radials sounded like I have never heard before.

 

[Capn Jack]

I did 3350TC on the Connies and D-C6's but there's nothing like the sound of a single row corn cob to make you turn your head.


I was working for Flying Tiger and Slick @ SFO in the 60's. Airlift Intl. bought out Slick and we started to see their DC-6's. What a PIA to get the cowlings on and off of. The Connies opened up like a banana peel. Beautiful airplane if you didn't mind being on a 16 ft. ladder to work on the OB engines.

 

[CoastRange57]

I would not mind seeing a Connie. Never have seen one static even, just YouTube videos. A B-17 ride on the Madras Maiden in on my list for this year.

I follow some Fire Bombers on Facebook and will chase them on fires for photo ops. I got some distant shots and got to see Ericksons DC 6 # 66 drop on the Scoggins Creek fire back in 2014.