Location | Wichita, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 37°39′41″N 97°25′22″W / 37.6613°N 97.4229°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website |
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The B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center is an aviation museum located at the Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas.
After sitting at bombing range at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake for 42 years, Doc was recovered in 1998 by a team led by Tony Mazzolini. [1] The group Doc's Friends was started in 2013 to support the effort and, following 3 years of work, the airplane flew again in 2016. [2] [3]
The group unveiled plans for a 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) building in July 2017 and broke ground September. [4] [5] Doc was moved into the hangar in November 2018 and it opened to the public on 26 January 2019. [6] [7]
The facility is made up of a 24,000 sq ft (2,200 m2) hangar and the 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) John E. Turner Family Education & Visitors Center. [5][ failed verification]
The museum tours Doc around the United States during the Spring and Summer. [9] During this tour it offers rides on the aircraft. [10]
Location | Wichita, Kansas |
---|---|
Coordinates | 37°39′41″N 97°25′22″W / 37.6613°N 97.4229°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website |
www |
The B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center is an aviation museum located at the Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas.
After sitting at bombing range at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake for 42 years, Doc was recovered in 1998 by a team led by Tony Mazzolini. [1] The group Doc's Friends was started in 2013 to support the effort and, following 3 years of work, the airplane flew again in 2016. [2] [3]
The group unveiled plans for a 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) building in July 2017 and broke ground September. [4] [5] Doc was moved into the hangar in November 2018 and it opened to the public on 26 January 2019. [6] [7]
The facility is made up of a 24,000 sq ft (2,200 m2) hangar and the 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) John E. Turner Family Education & Visitors Center. [5][ failed verification]
The museum tours Doc around the United States during the Spring and Summer. [9] During this tour it offers rides on the aircraft. [10]