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QUEEN OF THE FLEET
February 2019 | Volume 44 | Number 2
THE B-29 FIFI
GETS A PAINT JOB
See the new look on page 14
CAF AIRPOWER
HISTORY TOUR
READY FOR ANOTHER BUSY YEAR ON THE RAMP
CALENDAR
MAR 8 - 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YUMA AIRSHOW
(Performing) TORA TORA TORA
Yuma, AZ
www.yumaairshow.com
MAR 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34TH ANNUAL BIG BAND
HANGAR DANCE
CAF Airbase Arizona
QUEEN OF THE FLEET February 2019 | Volume 44
CALENDAR MAR 8 - 9 . . . . . . . . . .
8 CAF Airpower History Tour 14 The Queen’s New
FLIGHTLEAD
February 2019 FLYING FORTRESS THE COST OF FREEDOM
FROM THE FRONT LEGACY LIVES ON It’s the
I was recently reading the February issue of Airc
CAF AIRPOWER HISTORY TOUR The B-29/B-24 Squadron
WHY WE TOUR... by STEVE SCHAPIRO If you want to
A FEW COMMENTS FROM CAF AIRPOWER HISTORY TOUR VIS
COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE WWII AIRPOWER HISTORY TO
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THE QUEEN’S NEW CLOTHES by Brad Pilgrim PHOTO B
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PHOTOS BY JORDAN ALAN VANICEK Weareextremelythan
FIFI’S MARKINGS THE “A” ON THE TAIL In 1975,
THE ENGINES With only two-flyable B-29s, engines
GHOST SQUADRON IS IN DEMAND! NEW ONLINE! The Onl
LETTER TO MEMBERS As we look forward to 2019
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT KONLEY KELLEY B-29/B-24 Squadro
Reporters Wanted We are looking for writers