A deep rumbling sound is expected to be heard over Columbia for a few days in May. It’s not thunder but a rare World War II bomber. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress will be flying around the city as it returns to the Midlands for the first time in years.
Residents might find the thundering noise unusual. But for some war veterans, the preserved bomber may sound just as they remember.
The deep, unmistakable growl of the B-29 — one of the last surviving bombers from World War II — is expected to be heard over Columbia Metropolitan Airport in May as the Commemorative Air Force’s AirPower History Tour arrives in South Carolina…