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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A B-29 Superfortress aircraft, named Doc after its nose art, sit on the flightline March 23, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. Doc will be one of two Superfortresses in the world capable of flight. Volunteers have spent more than 300,000 hours restoring the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)McConnell community marks B-29 rollout
                        
                        
                        A B-29 Superfortress aircraft, named Doc after its nose art, sit on the flightline March 23, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. Doc will be one of two Superfortresses in the world capable of flight. Volunteers have spent more than 300,000 hours restoring the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
                
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McConnell community marks B-29 rolloutPublished March 27, 2015
                    
                    By Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo
                    
                    
                    22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
            **MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. (AFNS) --**One of more than the 1,600 B-29 Superfortresses assembled in Wichita, was delivered to the Army Air Forces on March 23, 1944, and that very same aircraft was "delivered" again on March 23, 2015, in commemoration of its restoration during a ceremony here."I was real thrilled for this," said retired Col. Charles Chauncey, a former B-29 pilot who flew 35 missions in World War II. "It looks good now. I'm so proud of all the people who put it back together. It's very majestic, and I'm thrilled to have been there to see it. I want to thank (the volunteers) for all they've done to put it back together. It was a great ceremony."This B-29, known affectionately as "Doc" by the volunteers who restored it, sat in the Mojave Desert for decades after being decommissioned and serving as a ballistic target at a Navy weapons range. An aviation enthusiast discovered Doc in 1987."Even back then, there weren't many of these beauties left," said Doc's rescuer and champion Tony Mazzolini. "Saving it from that situation in the desert was one thing, but the dream was always to restore Doc to flying condition and turn it into a flying museum to help keep the memories alive."While the B-29 was never flown out of McConnell AFB, the 22nd Bombardment Group flew the plane extensively in the Korean War before eventually transitioning into the 22nd Air Refueling Wing in 1982."McConnell Air Force Base is very lucky to have such caring neighbors with such enthusiasm for aviation history," said the vice commander of the 22nd ARW, Col. James Dermer. "Our Airmen feel the support of the 'Air Capital of the World' every day in the communities where we live, work and play around Wichita. Doc is in great hands!"Dozens of volunteers have spent the last 15 years getting the plane ready to fly again in Wichita. More than 300,000 hours have been spent on the restoration thanks to individuals from McConnell, Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and many groups in and around Wichita.Doc is expected to be fully air-worthy by the summer 2015 and the cost of restoration is estimated to be between $7-9 million.McConnell AFB 



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