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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

Found on https://www.facebook.com/DarkTazPhotography?fref=photo
and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.638883809504116.1073741889.193626194029882&type=1

In 1990, several departments wanted to part with their old fire engines, without selling to the public. The goal was that these vehicles become a museum. A warehouse was secured and each department of the 4 corners of France brought their old truckes to be stored, repaired and sent to different museums.

In 2002, the studio temporarily closed for lack of funding. An association restarted it a year later. Only 18 months after, it closed the doors again. Some vehicles too damaged went to the landfill, and those in better condition went to another storage site in the event that a museum in Belgium might open its doors in 2009.

Of course there is a lack of aid and subsidies and the museum never opened despite the contribution of a private collector. Fire trucks are very expensive to restore. But hope is reborn, and in 2013, a museum that may theoretically open in 2014 near the Swiss border has spoken up and might give them a good home.

Found on https://www.facebook.com/MoparRapidTransit1969?fref=nf