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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:25 pm 
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Don't know if this has been posted here before but I found a video on FIFI's recovery along with an interview with Vic Agather
http://vimeo.com/35834451

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:11 pm 
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wwrw2007 wrote:
Don't know if this has been posted here before but I found a video on FIFI's recovery along with an interview with Vic Agather
http://vimeo.com/35834451


Dang you are quick, I just posted that this morning. I am in the process of creating a vimeo channel for the squadron.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:04 pm 
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I was talking with Randy Sohn this past weekend and the best three B-29s were picked out and the final determination came down to which B-29 had the best glass in it. That's how 44-61070 tail number 31 was chosen to become FIFI.


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This video is part of a much longer DVD that the CAF has sold for many years. It's called FiFi, The story of the worlds only flying B-29. At one time you could get it through the squadron and the PX at Midland.


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Way cool. From what I understand , there are still a few examples sitting derelict at China Lake. Can anyone confirm this? I heard that all the ones that were at Aberdeen are long gone. :drink3:

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