page_title: FIFI (aircraft)
section_title: Air show career
hierarchical_section_title: FIFI (aircraft) / Air show career
caption_attribution_description: English: The Commemorative Air Force's B-29, "Fifi", overnighting in the hangar at NASA Langley in May 2011
context_page_description: FIFI is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two B-29s that are currently flying in the world. It is owned by the Commemorative Air Force and is based at the Vintage Flying Museum at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
  FIFI tours the United States and Canada annually. It takes part in various air shows and offers rides.
context_section_description: Throughout the years of air displays across the country, the CAF and the many volunteers kept FIFI in the air. In 2006, however, following a series of engine problems, including engine failure occurring during an airshow, the B-29/B-24 Squadron made the difficult decision to ground the aircraft until more reliable engines could be fitted. In a joint press release, dated 21 January 2008, the Commemorative Air Force and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum announced a pledge of $1.2 million to re-engine FIFI.
  Over the next three plus years, the original Wright R-3350-57AM engines were exchanged for new engines built using parts from later model engines that powered the Douglas A-1 Skyraider and Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar during the Vietnam War, a custom built combination of the Wright R-3350-95W and Wright R-3350-26WD engines.
  After the $3-million restoration project was completed, FIFI was flown for the first time in several years, on 5 August 2010. In 2010, "FIFI" was pronounced once again ready to perform at airshows, and perform in feature films and documentaries throughout the Western Hemisphere. FIFI and Ol' 927 until 2013, was based in Addison, Texas at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, the facilities owned by Jim Cavanaugh, a major donor and supporter of FIFI. Since 2013, FIFI  was relocated to the Vintage Flying Museum, Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, Texas.
caption: In the 2011 air show season, FIFI spent a few days in the NASA Langley hangar, avoiding storms.
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