Date Idea No. 2: Aviation Museums
In our 2nd video about ideas for unusual dates, we take you to the Planes of Fame Museum in Southern California to visit a magnificent and rare aircraft from World War II.
In only three years (from 1943 to 1946), 3,970 B-29 B-29 Superfortress aircraft were built. Today, only two of them are left in flying condition - “Doc” being one. The B-29 was the most sophisticated piston-engined bomber in its days. It was so advanced that after the war, the Soviets Union seized several after emergency landings, and proceeded to re-engineer and clone them.
We are rounding off the day with a stopover at another Southern California landmark: the original location of In-N-Out Burger in Baldwin Park.
We’d love to see your comments, questions and ideas for unusual dates below.
Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, California
https://planesoffame.org
The B-29 “Doc” is normally based in Wichita, Kansas, but frequently on tour to air shows and museums across the United States. For more information about the restoration project and tour dates, check here:
B-29 Doc | Doc's Friends | B-29 Superfortress | Restoring History
https://www.b29doc.com
In-N-Out Burger Baldwin Park, California
https://locations.in-n-out.com
MUSIC NOTES:
Score from “Birth of the B-29”, U.S. War Department, Army Pictorial Service & Army Air Forces Signal Corps, 1945. Public Domain.
String of Pearls, B. Goodman, 1945. Recorded for OKeh (defunct). Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0.