In 1995, a team of aviation cowboys set out on a mission that sounds too crazy to be real: fly a WWII B-29 bomber out of the Arctic after 50 years of abandonment. But as guest Vernon Rich tells us, things did not go as planned. From rigging up fuel pumps with trash equipment to landing a Caribou with propane-inflated tires, this story has it all—engineering ingenuity, brutal cold, and a heartbreaking ending. Strap in for one of the wildest aircraft recovery stories ever attempted.
Contact Vernon Rich / Rich Precision Faborication
623.308.1173 / vrich@rpfint.com
Show Notes
0:00 Intro
3:05 Getting Recruited
16:58 Planning Phase
24:05 Starting the Mission
32:06 41 Days
55:38 Year Three
1:00:59 Go Time
1:12:10 Taking the Caribou Back
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