From KCENTV.com: World War II bomber reunion in Addison
Some World War II pilots and gunners took a step back in time on an old B-29 bomber.
"Fifi" is the last B-29 superfortress still flying in the world.
For members of the 504th bomber group, their reunion with the old bomber was an emotional time. That is because of all the close calls and near misses flying on B-29 bombers like Fifi. "Good experience, a memorable experience," says B-29 gunner John Swoboda, "but I don't think I want to go through it again."
B-29 navigator and POW Fiske Hanley says, "Very few of us B-29ers came back. Of the 5,000 lost over Japan, less than 200 of us came back. So, I'm lucky."
The B-29 is most famous for dropping two atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II.
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