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Boeing B-29 Superfortress
CAF Air Show
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
Janesville, Wisconsin 42.615952, -89.041565
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
I'm gonna take you on a stroll down memory lane. But is it true?
I went to this air show because the B29 was going to be there and I'd never seen a B29. It was the bomber that ended World War II.
Here's the story....
My uncle was in the Army Air Corps in World War II and was the manager of the Officers' Club at Wendover Air Base. Wendover was where the 509th Composite Group was trained. This was the unit that dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki using B29s. I don't recall what triggered my uncle bragging about this, but in any event he claimed that, in his role as OC manager, he met many of the major figures on the Manhattan project including Robert Oppenheimer. And it makes sense. Oppenheimer probably DID go to the base a couple of times when they were training. And he probably DID hang out in the officers' club. And, my uncle, being a "hail fellow well met" kind of guy, would probably make it a point to meet the VIPs at the club.
I don't know how much of this story is braggadocio on the part of my uncle, or my memory playing tricks, but my motto is to never let the facts stand in the way of a good story.
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Fifi
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
CAF Air Show
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
Janesville, Wisconsin 42.615952, -89.041565
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
I'm gonna take you on a stroll down memory lane. But is it true?
I went to this air show because the B29 was going to be there and I'd never seen a B29. It was the bomber that ended World War II.
Here's the story....
My uncle was in the Army Air Corps in World War II and was the manager of the Officers' Club at Wendover Air Base. Wendover was where the 509th Composite Group was trained. This was the unit that dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki using B29s. I don't recall what triggered my uncle bragging about this, but in any event he claimed that, in his role as OC manager, he met many of the major figures on the Manhattan project including Robert Oppenheimer. And it makes sense. Oppenheimer probably DID go to the base a couple of times when they were training. And he probably DID hang out in the officers' club. And, my uncle, being a "hail fellow well met" kind of guy, would probably make it a point to meet the VIPs at the club.
I don't know how much of this story is braggadocio on the part of my uncle, or my memory playing tricks, but my motto is to never let the facts stand in the way of a good story.
COPYRIGHT 2021 by JimFrazier All Rights Reserved. This may NOT be used for ANY reason without written consent from Jim Frazier.
210723cz7-37401366x768