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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (N69972)
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Awesome picture - wish I were there!
Why were most of them not painted except for the nose art.
Roland, in a word: weight, primarily.
What a great airsho that must have been. Keep the great pics coming!
Roland - by late in the war our bases in England were not nearly as vulnerable to attack, so camo no longer needed as much from that standpoint, and the bomber formations had such a massive visual signature from the exhaust contrails that camo did not really matter much in the air either. I suppose if you were a straggler flying alone you would want camo, but for the most part late in the war it was just not as necessary.
Most paint for those size aircraft weigh between 2-4000#. It saves fuel and maintenance.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Near | Near Stjordal, Nord | First seen 04:53PM CEST | Last seen 05:52PM CEST | 0:59 |
| 18-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 09:27AM EDT | 09:55AM EDT | 0:28 |
| 17-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 07:29PM EDT | 07:55PM EDT | 0:26 |
| 17-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 06:11PM EDT | 06:51PM EDT | 0:39 |
| 17-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Fort Smith Rgnl (Ebbing Fld Angb) (KFSM) | Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS) | 11:07AM CDT | 04:04PM EDT | 3:56 |
| 16-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Northwest Arkansas Ntl (KXNA) | Fort Smith Rgnl (Ebbing Fld Angb) (KFSM) | 03:23PM CDT | 05:07PM CDT | 1:43 |
| 16-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Northwest Arkansas Ntl (KXNA) | Northwest Arkansas Ntl (KXNA) | 12:38PM CDT | 01:09PM CDT | 0:30 |
| 16-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Northwest Arkansas Ntl (KXNA) | 11:17AM CDT | 12:17PM CDT | 0:59 |
| 16-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 08:45AM CDT | 09:13AM CDT | 0:28 |
| 16-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 07:56AM CDT | 08:38AM CDT | 0:42 |
| 14-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 05:40PM CDT | 06:06PM CDT | 0:26 |
| 14-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 03:40PM CDT | 04:06PM CDT | 0:25 |
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