EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – One of only two remaining airworthy B-29 Superfortresses has returned to the Evansville Wartime Museum for the second consecutive year as part of warbird weekend.
The World War II-era aircraft, known as DOC, served from 1945 to 1956. After sitting for decades in decay, a 16-year restoration effort returned the plane to flight in 2016. Since then, DOC has traveled the nation.
How DOC got its name
DOC received its name after the war while serving in a radar squadron that had 20 pilots and only eight planes. The squadron commander named the aircrafts after characters from a classic fairytale.
“My plane is going to be Snow White, and the other seven are going to be the dwarfs,” Mark Novak, DOC’s chief pilot said. “So they became the Snow White Squadron and operated off the east coast for the late ’40s and early ’50s.”
What visitors can expect
This weekend, DOC is on display at the museum, offering visitors a close-up experience with the aircraft…