ForcThe US Air es B-29-95-BW Kee Bird was a Superfortress class aircraft. This craft belonged to the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron. This craft was stranded following an emergency landing in Greenland, in the northwest
ForcThe US Air es B-29-95-BW Kee Bird was a Superfortress class aircraft. This craft belonged to the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron. This craft was stranded following an emergency landing in Greenland, in the northwest area. It was in this location taking part in a Cold War mission, secretly spying. The emergency landing happened on February 21st, 1947.
Luckily, an evacuation was carried out successfully, and the entire crew managed to get to safety. The Kee Bird, however, was left in the Arctic Tundra at the site where it had landed. The aircraft sat there undisturbed for many years. It wasn’t until 1994 that a mission (privately funded) was set up to try to make repairs and return it.
July 1994 saw a group of specialist aircraft restorers (Kee Bird Limited Liability Co.) arrive at the aircraft’s resting place. This team was led by Darryl Greenamyer. The Kee Bird was still intact, following its crash landing; having landed on a lake that was frozen.
The U.S Air Force had relinquished any claim it may have had to the B-29 and the team of restorers believed they could restore the craft to a condition that was would render it able