What aircraft documentary am I thinking of ?

What aircraft documentary am I thinking of ?

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Mr_B

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10,480 posts

258 months

Monday 24th August 2009
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Was about 20 -25 years ago when I was a kid. Seem to remember a group of Americans found, or knew of, a B-29 ( I think ) that that had force landed some place very cold which was snow covered most of the year ( again,I think )and was only reachable by another aircraft with snow skis.
They rebuilt a lot of the aircraft and replaced all the engines and had it ready to fly out after even building a runway ! Now the part that sticks in my mind after several years of slowly rebuildng it, was that during the taxi to take off, a fire started and the whole thing went up leaving them to just sit and watch ! It was one of the most heart breaking things I think I've ever seen on TV.
So what was it ?

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

199 months

Monday 24th August 2009
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It was a 1996 programme entitled "B-29 Frozen in Time".

The aircraft went down in Greenland near Thule AFB in 1947 and carried the nose name 'kee Bird'.

sa_20v

4,108 posts

246 months

Monday 24th August 2009
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Mr_B said:
Was about 20 -25 years ago when I was a kid. Seem to remember a group of Americans found, or knew of, a B-29 ( I think ) that that had force landed some place very cold which was snow covered most of the year ( again,I think )and was only reachable by another aircraft with snow skis.
They rebuilt a lot of the aircraft and replaced all the engines and had it ready to fly out after even building a runway ! Now the part that sticks in my mind after several years of slowly rebuildng it, was that during the taxi to take off, a fire started and the whole thing went up leaving them to just sit and watch ! It was one of the most heart breaking things I think I've ever seen on TV.
So what was it ?
http://www.b-29s-over-korea.com/shortstories/b29-frozen.htm

Mr_B

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10,480 posts

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Monday 24th August 2009
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That's the one. Heart breaking ....