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Construction remains on schedule for the  B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center in Wichita, Kan. Crews poured the slab foundation of the 32,000 sq.ft. facility this week, and steel for the pre-fabricated metal building will begin going up the week…

Doc’s Friends has announced three additional tour stops for the 2018 season. B-29 Doc will stop in Cleveland, OH, Eau Claire, WI and Madison, WI this summer. May 31: Cleveland, OH | Burke Lakefront Airport Doc will arrive at Burke…

Doc’s Friends will host a public open house from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 12 to give Doc’s Wichita fans a chance to see the historic warbird up-close and personal before Doc’s 2018 tour season begins. Entry cost…

The 2018 tour season for B-29 Doc will kick off later this month but before the crew embarks on another tour season, Doc fans and friends in Wichita will have the opportunity to see the inside of the restored warbird…

It’s been nearly month since major construction operations were launched at the site of the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center in Wichita, Kan., and construction crews are hard at work on the site at Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport. Over…

Doc’s Friends, Inc. today (Feb. 28, 2018) announced a major gift from Sedgwick County to help fund the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center at Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport. “Sedgwick County is proud to support a permanent home for Doc,…

The Wichita City Council today (Feb. 27, 2018) approved a long-term lease with Doc’s Friends, Inc., for the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center. The 40-year lease is effective March 1, 2018 and is the final step need before major…

Doc’s Friends has announced the partial 2018 tour schedule for B-29 Doc. The 2018 tour season will include a return trip to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, along with two tour stops in Kansas. June 1-3, 2018: World War II…

In honor of Veterans Day, the KWCH-TV/KSCW-TV morning show segment “Where’s Shane?” stopped by to visit B-29 Doc and the restoration and maintenance crew Friday morning, Nov. 10. The crew spent more than three hours in the hangar at Air…

Doc’s Friends, Inc. has announced a major gift from Boeing that will ensure the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center becomes a reality at Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport. Executives from Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems joined Doc’s Friends, Inc. board members…