|  
           
          
      
      
      
    [Search 
    Tip: Use " " for better search results ex. "John Q. Doe"; 
    "City of ..."]
    
    
    
           
            |  
               The 
                1000th B-29 
                "Boeing Wichita" 
                "The Antagonizer" 
                B-29 # 44-69890 
             | 
           
         
        
           
             
              
                
                
                   
                      | 
                   
                  
                    |  
                       The 
                        dollar bills attached to the B-29 for the 
                        March of Dimes                       | 
                   
                 
                
                
                   
                     | 
                   
                  
                    14 
                        February 1945 1000th B-29 "Boeing Wichita" 
                        Delivered to the AAF Ceremony  | 
                   
                 
                
                
                  
                    The 
                        image immediately above and immediately below are a photo 
                        and accompanying press release (by Beoing in 1945) Announcing 
                        the delivery the 1000th B-29 "Beoing Wichita" 
                        to the Army Air Forces on 14 Feb 1945. These were provided 
                        by a visitor to our web site - John. These are from his 
                        personal collection of vintage press releases.  | 
                   
                 
                
                
                
                
                  
                    The 
                      image & notation immediately below was provided by  Truman Lewis of OKC, a visitor to our web site.  | 
                   
                 
                
                
                
                  
                    | Favored by warm breezes and under a blue Kansas Sky, a vast crowd attends the delivery ceremony on the Boeing-Wichita flight apron at 4:15 P.M., 2/14/1945 | 
                   
                 
                
                
                
                
                
                 
                  
                61st Squadron 
                Crew Index               | 
           
         
       |