That Superfortress can't still be there surely?

phoenix98604, on August 27, 2011, said:

Wreckage of the B-29 “Kee Bird” (USAF s/n 45-21768) lies on this lake near Peterman Fjord in Greenland. The aircraft, part of the 46th/72nd Reconnaissance Squadron ran low on fuel and made a forced landing on this frozen lake on February 21, 1947.
In the mid-1990s an attempt to recover the aircraft was made with the idea of showing it on the warbird circuit in the United States. The aircraft had made a successful (albeit bumpy) landing on the frozen lake and had remained relatively intact at the site ever since. The USAF had also surrendered any claim to the B-29. It was believed that the ship could be put into flying condition, flown off the frozen lake and ferried to Thule AFB where further repairs could be made before flying back to the US. Over the course of three years several expeditions were made to the site to replace various components of the aircraft including engines and propellors. A crude runway was carved out of the ice via a bulldozer that had been ferried into the site via a DHC-5 Caribou. After many and great difficulties repairs were completed by early 1995. The aircraft was successfully started, however as it began to taxi into position for the takeoff attempt a fire broke out in the rear fuselage. The crew all escaped injury but the B-29 was destroyed, with the tail section breaking loose from the forward fuselage. The heat from the flames were so intense that the lake thawed out somewhat, leaving the aircraft partially submerged where it remains to this day.

That sounds familiar. Was there a TV documentary made about it?

That whole story would make a great diorama, but who would have the space?

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Hi guys I have recently been considering building a diorama based on the Ace Combat 6 console game,and this Campaign seems like a good way to go for it! Problem being I haven't built one before. The original plan was to build the A-10 Warthog in the game hangar with the players 'selected weapons' laid out in front of it. However after consideration I decided to downsize from 1/48 to 1/72 and change it to a ground attack diorama; with the A-10 attacking ground targets, such as vehicles and maybe an installation of some kind. I suppose the hangar would be a better choice for the campaign? (Problem being that I have managed to buy a couple of vehicles for the dio already, an M113 and a Bedford 3 ton truck.) Any ideas? Or should I leave it out for this round?

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I am in. Never worked on a diorama before so it should be interesting!

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Shuftie

thats awesome, where is it ?

paul