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There once was a B 29 that sat in Greenland for 50 years, until rescue efforts went terribly wrong, and a fuel leak from an aux generator caused it to burn up while taxiing for departure to the USA



The Kee Bird generated so much publicity that I'm sure you've seen the PBS and National Geographic documentary, the story was epic.

In 1947 it was landed on a frozen lake, successfully. The Air Force never went back for it.


In 1994, some rich guys funded the engine replacement, got some B 29 crew and engineers together, and successfully repaired it for a moment.

 The B 29 was so intact that they replaced the motors and tires, and had it up and running... and taxiing to take off and fly. That is so remarkable, as there are no airplanes that sit for 50 years and get underway with so little effort, that we'll never see another get under power with less effort, and that they made it happen in the remote and desolate Greenland is further proof that it was a stunning and individual example of a plane that needed very little repair and was ready to fly again.



Found on http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/images-of-wreck-of-b-29s.html

a variety of the WW2 era trains and military vehicles that 442 Explorations has found and photographed in France

a collection of WW2 stuff in France, photographed by 442 Explorations Facebook page





Above is WW1 era Chicago street car.. so this is quite an eclectic collection







Found on https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.750744191674904.1073741857.682602418489082&type=1 

Cool stuff found on Greyhandgang.tumblr.com


















All from http://www.greyhandgang.com/ which is a collection of cool photography mainly focused on pop culture and 70's era design styles

Flying Legends Air Show 2014, Duxford England





thanks Mike!

The "Gremlin Hotel" photo has been colorized


Found on https://www.facebook.com/imbuedwithhues?fref=nf  very talented photoshop coloring artist 

somewhere in the 'stan