B-29 Frozen In Time Pt 2

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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• B-29
• Superfortress
• Thule
• Darryl
• Greenamyer
• RB-29
• Cold
• War
• Greenland

[SAPauditor]

What a wonderful video! Adventurous and educative. Everyone must watch this series!

[azimuth361]

If it did a belly landing, how did she get up on her gear?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@aerozg

They were only putting into ferry flight condition to fly it to Thule AFB. There, more repairs were to be done before flying to the US.

[OriginalAtomicSheep]

Is the tyre pressure really still up on the b29 after 50 years????

[hippa2dahoppa2]

man these guys really risked alot they did alot of stupid shit something bad was bound to happen, putting propane in the tires for air, packing a bulldozer in there when the weight limit was already reached. they had more then luck already

[MrPhantomFury]

@idamoerkenborg It's ur name on that engine @ 8:11 :D

[Salamanamanjaro]

WTF, the tires are not flat even after 50 years???

[aerozg]

I can see how given the weather and environment conditions the aircraft is preserved and should be flyable, but shouldn't there be a full NDT inspection of the critical airframe parts, hydraulics, electrical system, avionics and other systems before attempting to fly it? It is a time and money consuming process and certainly in a place like this you have to hurry before the bad weather comes back. I was not familiar with this project, i will certainly research it a bit more. Anyways, nice video!

[lonewulf44]

Before it was ruined .. the condition is amazing.

[joetubealong]

This is kick ass!!! Where did you find this?? I was sittin here all bored n stuff and I came across this!! Thanks for posting!!

[hp49cent2]

@RetroCaptain your a dumbass that doesnt know anything about tractors! dnt commet unless your gonna say something thats intelligent...

[RetroCaptain]

@hp49cent2 Looks like it's about 1960 J.D dozer.

They like their antiques eh!