B29 Frozen In Time Pt 5

B-29 Frozen in Time follows Darryl Greenamyer and his crew as they try to retrieve an almost intact B-29 from the Arctic Circle. The airplane crash-landed nearly 50 years earlier during a secret mission for the United States. The pilots survived the crash and were rescued, but the B-29 was left in the harsh and unforgiving climate 250 miles north of Thule, Greenland. Greenamyer, a former test pilot who set a low-altitude speed record in a jet he built from spare parts, believes that he can actually fly the plane after performing some maintenance and building a short runway. He flies in parts for the B-29 and a massive bulldozer to clear the runway, but every takeoff is dangerous in these conditions, and he and his crew have a short window for success due to the brief summer. Greenamyer also faces a limited budget and other difficult hurdles as they try to resurrect a piece of history and fly it home.

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[mackinl]

R.I.P. RICK.

[NOSjaguarxjs]

yeah man, heres to the 1st team ! RIP

[FiveCentsPlease]

@drewtube80

It's not uncommon for the round engines to leak oil. Their design allows oil to seep into the lower cylinders, and most be removed or pumped out before starting. What's left burns in the exhaust.

[Senorlatulla]

nobody notice's it but rick's mexican main right hand man was devasted for his lost.... its sad mexican bosses treat their own kind workers like shit compare to a white person

[drewtube80]

last time i saw that much oil spitting out of an exhaust it was on an old garrelli moped......needless to say it didn`t last wouldn`t want to be in a plane with the same problem!

[markyboy28able99]

@FiveCentsPlease i think there is an element of unknown in this case. Rick may have felt like he was letting the team down by returning to civilization to seek health care.

My guess is that the project leader was very focused on the plane and desperately needed Rick's expertise. I doubt they made much objection to Rick continuing work. It's clear from the view video snippets, Rick was in bad shape.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@markyboy28able99

The actual accounts are that Rick initially refused treatment after some equipment fell on him. He developed internal bleeding (quite possible that he didn't know) and was pretty ill by the time they were getting him out.

[Pontiacse93]

@mackinl R.I.P. Rick

[dantheman9758]

OMG NO!!!.... RIP Rick!... :(

[OriginalAtomicSheep]

RIP dude :(