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Constructed as a B-29A-40-BN by Boeing at Renton, Washington, USA. |
5 May 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-61669. |
August 1945 |
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Transferred to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam.
Operated with markings: K-15
Flew combat missions over Japan. |
2 August 1945 |
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Damaged.
Accident while taxiing at North Field, Guam. |
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To 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Isely Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands.
Markings added: 4th Marine Division |
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Named in tribute to the 4th Marines for their heroic efforts in liberating the Pacific islands of Iwo Jima, Tinian, Saipan, and Roi Namur, and commemorating 2000 B-29s flying off of Iwo Jima. |
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Markings Applied: Three Feathers III |
October 1945 |
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Transferred to 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, March Field, CA.
Operated with markings: Flagship 500
Renamed for flight back to USA. |
31 October 1945 |
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Photographer: S Smisek
Notes: Proof she departed Guam as part of 330th BG |
1 November 1945 |
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Ferry flight.
Departed North Field Guam as part of 457th BS/330th BG as K-15 and landed at Mather Field, AAB. |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-61669. |
1950 |
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Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa. |
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Transferred to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
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Transferred to 581st Air Resupply Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID. |
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Converted to a TB-29A. |
18 March 1956 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 44-61669. |
18 March 1956 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA.
Used as a ground target for weapons testing. |
By 1974 |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
1974 |
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Loaned to Yesterdays Air Force/David C. Tallichet, Long Beach, CA.
This loan was most likely for restoration purposes. |
30 April 1976 |
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To United States Air Force Owner, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N3299F. |
By 1978 |
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Assigned to Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Daggett Field, Barstow, CA for storage.
Ferried to Barstow from Long Beach. |
23 October 1978 |
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Photographer: Phillip Dawe
Notes: N3299F 44-61669 - B-29A Superfortress - ex-US Air Force - Barstow-Daggett Field / Military Aircraft Restoration Corp - 23-Oct-78. Used by 22nd BW in Korea, named Mission Inn. |
January 1981 |
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Ferry flight.
From Daggett Field, Barstow, CA to March AFB, CA, flown by MARC. |
January 1981 |
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Loaned to March Field Air Museum, March ARB, Riverside, CA.
Markings changed to: Mission Inn
View the Location Dossier |
Circa 1985 |
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Photographer: Michael Huggins
Notes: March Air Museum when it was located on March AFB, 1985 |
October 1990 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At March Air Field Museum, when museum was on base. |
15 August 1995 |
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Civil registration, N3299F, cancelled. |
Circa 1996 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At March AFB. |
Circa 1996 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At March AFB. |
2003 |
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Markings Applied: Flagship 500 |
By March 2009 |
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Markings Applied: Three Feathers III |
29 March 2009 |
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Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: March Field Air Museum |
By 2013 |
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Markings Applied: 4th Marine Division |
27 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Photographed at March Field Air Museum, Riverside, California |
27 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Photographed at March Field Air Museum, Riverside, California |
21 April 2024 |
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Photographer: Cameron Gause
Notes: New natural metal scheme and markings |
21 April 2024 |
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Photographer: Cameron Gause
Notes: Polished natural metal and new markings. |
21 April 2024 |
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Photographer: Cameron Gause
Notes: New tail code |
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