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B-29 Doc Returning to Oshkosh for AirVenture 2026

By EAA Staff

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc will be back this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, supporting the America 250 theme and more than a century of American aviation innovation.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc will be back this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, supporting the America 250 theme and more than a century of American aviation innovation. The 73rd edition of EAA’s fly-in convention is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

“As AirVenture is the world’s largest annual gathering of warbirds, we’re very happy to be welcoming the B-29 Doc back to Oshkosh,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programs, who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. “This B-29 is always a big favorite on Boeing Plaza when it appears in Oshkosh, especially as it is one of only two flying examples in the world of the legendary aircraft.”

As currently scheduled, Doc will take centerstage for display on Boeing Plaza on July 24-26. When not on display at Boeing Plaza, flight experiences on Doc will be available July 20-23, based at Appleton International Airport, approximately 20 miles north.

Doc was built in 1944 and for many years was part of a squadron known as the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in upstate New York at Griffiss Air Force Base (hence, the name Doc). The airplane was retired in 1956 as the jet bomber age began and sat as a target for Navy training missions in China Lake, California, until 1998. A restoration group took possession of the airplane from the U.S. government and hauled it back to Wichita, Kansas, in pieces in 2000. After 16 years and more than 450,000 volunteer hours, Doc made its first flight after restoration in July 2016, 60 years after it had been retired. Flight experience information for Doc at Oshkosh is available at B29Doc.com/Rides. Doc is owned and operated by Doc’s Friends, Inc., a non-profit based in Wichita.

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