| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 44-61748 |
| Alternate Serial: | 461748 |
| Military Code: | Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| C/n (msn): | 11225 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Hawg Wild |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| Photo Date: | 12 August 1984 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 710212 |
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Delivered to the USAAF as 44-61748 and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1945. Returned to service in 1951. Retired at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1954 then to China Lake, CA for use as a range target in 1956. Acquired by the Imperial War Museum and registered as G-BHDK in 1979. Restored to airworthy condition, flown to the UK and made its last flight to Duxford for preservation in 1980. Moved inside the American Air Museum there when it opened in 1996. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 July 2024, and has since been viewed 130 times. |