B-29 'Hawg Wild' Old Photos required

Many thanks, that’s a good start.

Theres some gooduns on this site. Quite an interesting read as well

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.twinbeech.com/images/HawgWild/B-29%252044-61748%2520Hawg%2520Wild00web.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.twinbeech.com/B-29HawgWild.htm&usg=__KM1A1BgA2kNheMh0NPp3eKzSWOE=&h=434&w=640&sz=27&hl=en&start=2&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=FB6l6KqrjwGVXM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DB29%2BHawg%2BWild%2Bbefore%2Brestoration%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26um%3D1

The photos and recollections are from Taigh Ramey who posts over on WIX, and is, IMHO a very helpful good egg. Worth a shout.

Have a look here

http://www.duxford-update.info/

click on ‘earlier days at Duxford’ then click on the 1980’s picture which funnily enough of the B-29 coming in to land at Duxford.

curlyboy

An essential item will be to get the “tail art” right. …….

I’m sure I’ve seen a pic on here – but where?

Adrian

I’ve seen that on a video about the recovery flight, which I saw on the net, but now can’t remember where the video was hosted!

EDIT – The video above didn’t show when I first loaded the page!!!

If thats any help? 🙂

An essential item will be to get the “tail art” right. As a mere fidgetmidget at the time, my main memory is the piece of wood blocking the end of the fuselage where the tail guns should be, with two bright green feet painted on it and “The End”.

I’m sure I’ve seen a pic on here – but where?

Adrian

Thanks. Those were the pictures I was thinking of when I thought of the scheme, but couldn’t remember where I’d seen them! ( old age catching up! )

Hi Vultee35, These may be of help to you, some slides taken by myself just after its arrival in the UK.

Cheers. With these, I’ve now got around 60 photos both in the UK and while out in the USA under restoration.

…the piece of wood blocking the end of the fuselage where the tail guns should be, with two bright green feet painted on it and “The End”.

Also saves breaking the rear guns off during those tedious model dusting down sessions:D

Hawg Wild

Hi Vultee35, These may be of help to you, some slides taken by myself just after its arrival in the UK.
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This is the other website that I couldn’t remember before. Guess where I found it? in my Favourites folder! Doh!!!

http://keyproductionstv.com/hawgwild.html