Episode
NOVA: B-29 Frozen in Time
Overview
Travel on a perilous mission to repair and refly a rare B-29 bomber stranded on a Greenland icecap for almost 50 years.Gleaming like a jewel this well preserved bomber from World War II rests on the Arctic tundra where it was abandoned when it crash landed in 1947. This plane has long been a legend and now facing incredible hardship a team of adventurers struggle to bring the frozen warbird back to life.NOVA follows bold pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his team on two expeditions to revive Kee Bird and make it fly again in one of the most isolated and harshest environments on Earth. Despite severe weather illness and difficulties with the shuttle plane in 1994 Greenamyer returns in May 1995 with a larger crew a more reliable shuttle plane and a new plan to bring Kee Bird back to life and back home.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1996-01-30
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
B-29 Frozen in Time is Episode 12 in Season 23 of NOVA. It aired on 1996-01-30. The runtime is 55 min.
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