| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N91329 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| C/n (msn): | 13681 |
| Display Paint: | NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
| Aircraft Name: | Fertile Myrtle |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Victorville - Southern California LogisticsMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KVCV IATA: VCV Local: VCV Other: - |
| Event: | George AFB Air Show 1978 |
| Photo Date: | 22 October 1978 |
| Photo by: | Kerry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 636116 |
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George AFB Air Show 1978. Owned by the American Air Museum. Painted in the markings of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which was the forerunner of NASA. Ordered as 45-21787, delivered to the USN as BuNo 84029 on 05 May 1947 as a P2B-1S. On to NACA as 137 where it was called 'Fertile Myrtle'. WFU at NAS Litchfield Park on 05Aug 1959 and later transferred to storage at MASDC, Davis Monthan. Restored and delivered to Oakland, CA in Nov 1969. To N91329 with the American Air Museum. Registered to N29KW on 30 Apr 1987. In 2023 dismantled at Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 December 2023, and has since been viewed 521 times. |