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B-29 Doc announced today the addition of the Arkansas Air & Military Museum at Drake Field in Fayetteville to the historic warbird’s 2021 tour schedule.

Doc, one of only two B-29 Superfortresses still flying, will arrive at the Arkansas Air & Military Museum Thursday, April 15, and will be on static display Friday, April 16, through Sunday, April 18. B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides will be available Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18.

“We are thrilled to welcome B-29 Doc back to northwest Arkansas for a second time,” said Laci Shuffield, Arkansas Air & Military Museum executive director. “Having a B-29 on the ramp at Drake Field, in addition to the availability of our unique museum artifacts, will make for a one-of-a-kind springtime experience for aviation and warbird fans throughout the Fayetteville area.”

The museum will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the event, which includes access to the museum, as well as the aircraft ramp and cockpit tours, is $30 for a family, $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. All proceeds will benefit B-29 Doc as well as the Arkansas Air & Military Museum.

“Visiting the Arkansas Air & Military Museum and Drake Field with B-29 Doc is a unique experience and tour stop for us,” said Josh Wells, B-29 Doc general manager and executive director. “The museum’s hangar at Drake Field represents a remaining piece of World War II history that was home to a pilot training depot for the U.S. Army Air Forces. Bringing the B-29 to Drake Field helps to further tell the story of our nation’s heroes from the Greatest Generation, and those who are serving our nation to protect freedom today.”

Tickets for B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides are on sale now at www.b29doc.com. Rides are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 17 and 18. Ground and flight deck tours for B-29 Doc will be available following the ride flight operations, at approximately noon on both days.

More information about any COVID-19 protocols for visitors to the event will be released as that information becomes available.

RyanS wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:06 am I got some info today on Doc visiting the Arkansas Air & Military Museum in Fayetteville:

B-29 Doc adds Nebraska State Fly In and Air Show in Hastings to 2021 schedule.

B-29 Doc will bring its History Restored Tour to Alabama and Louisiana with two tour stops between April 19 through April 25. This portion of Doc’s southeast tour will include visits to Monroe, LA, and Mobile, AL.

n33d4sp33d_85 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:40 pm Doc will be at Topeka, Kansas for the Thunder Over The Heartlands, scheduled June 26th - 27th.

Doc adds an extra date. The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will land at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas, May 4-9, 2021.

The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will resume the 2021 tour season with stops in Albuquerque, NM, Chino, CA, and Inyokern, CA, in September and October.