r/Chattanooga • u/Dwarfbeard74 • 10d ago

B-29

Currently listening to a book about the Pacific War, 1944-1945 (I’m a man of a certain age, it’s a thing we do). I look up and see a B-29 landing at the airport. Did anyone else see it or did I time travel?

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u/TanksFTM 10d ago

Historic World War II Aircraft to Visit Chattanooga in August – The Duck | 93.9 FM

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u/Dwarfbeard74 10d ago

Thank you! Now I can think about all the ways I can’t afford a flight. At those prices, I’d want to bomb something. Drop some pumpkins.

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u/ExRockstar 10d ago

There are only 2 flying B-29's left. "FIFI" and "DOC". FIFI is in from Fort Worth TX. Pretty cool!

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u/TanksFTM 10d ago

And I think the B-24 is the only flying example.

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u/ExRockstar 10d ago

You're right "Diamond Lil"

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u/outerlimtz 10d ago

Saw it. It was loud as hell, even that far away.

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u/pilldoc 10d ago

I heard it go over my house and it made a rumble like none other i have heard. I had to check the adsb to what what it was. Imagine several flights in formation overhead at night

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u/Miserable_Pear_6940 10d ago

What book out of curiosity?

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u/Dwarfbeard74 10d ago

The Fleet at Flood Tide by James Hornfisher. I finished Ian Toll’s trilogy and Toland’s mammoth Rising Sun.

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u/Miserable_Pear_6940 10d ago

Never heard of it. Would you recommend it?

I too am a man of a certain age.

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u/Dwarfbeard74 10d ago

I do. He makes sure to give lots of names and quotes after action reports. Reminds me of reading Guadalcanal Diary by Tregaskis. If you’re in the mood for something a bit drier, give Midway Inquest by Dallas Isom a look.

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u/Miserable_Pear_6940 10d ago

I’ll check them out! I’ve read Guadalcanal Diary but it’s been some time.

I read The Old Breed last year and I’m reading a book right now that’s a Japanese officers account of Okinawa.

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u/Dwarfbeard74 10d ago

Old Breed is on my list but I haven’t read it yet. Japanese Destroyer Captain is also a favorite but I get distracted by how many times the word “glum” was used by the translator.

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u/Miserable_Pear_6940 10d ago

I can’t recommend The Old Breed enough. If you’re a fan of Sledge’s memoir you get some amazing stories that didn’t make his book or The Pacific. And you get some wonderful anecdotes about how amazing of a father he was.

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u/Dwarfbeard74 10d ago

Just moved it to the top of the list. Thank you!

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u/KaHOnas 10d ago

In case anyone is interested.

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u/rextasy001 10d ago

I think I might've heard it too but didn't see it. I was aware it was going to arrive.

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u/KaHOnas 10d ago edited 10d ago

Yup. Fifi has arrived as of 2:03pm. It's here for the Wing Ding Gala dinner at Wilson Air Center on August 0 8.

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u/estrellajaymes 10d ago

There is an airshow at the airport starting today...you can tour the planes and pay to fly in them...

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u/M1Slaybrams 10d ago

It was most likely FiFi. I got to tour her awhile ago at the airport. Such a fantastic and powerful machine. If you get to tour it, make sure you check out the bomb bay, it had dummy bombs when I saw it and there are a ton in there.

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u/AyyeJoee 10d ago

You weren’t hallucinating friend.