B29 "FIFI" Engine Start-Up

Startup of LH inboard and outboard engines on a Boeing B29 named "FIFI" at Boeing Field in Seattle Washington 9/25/2024.
Engines are a Wright R-3350
FIFI was acquired by the CAF in the early 1970s when a group of CAF members found her at the U.S. Navy Proving Ground at China Lake, California where she was being used as a missile target. The airplane was rescued and restored and flew for over thirty years until 2006 when the chief pilot made the decision to ground her pending a complete power plant re-fit. What followed was an extensive four year restoration that included replacing all four engines with new custom built hybrid engines. FIFI returned to the sky in 2010 and since that time has traveled coast to coast attracting large crowds at every tour stop.