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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
$2,500 Abandoned WW2 Bomber At Auction
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Another Kee Bird waiting to happen... 
Sbob
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Well, they didn't have 3D printers back when they wanted to fly the Kee Bird off a frozen lake. 
"We have a problem with two of the engines."
"What is it?"
"We can't find them or anything like replacements or parts."
"OK, OK, so that might be an issue."
BTW, is that the dude who bought what was left of Elvis' old Lockheed Jetstar?
He wanted to rebuild it and fly it, them turn it into a drive-able RV and finally convert it into a modular home.
Some folks just have a lot more money than common sense.
"We have a problem with two of the engines."
"What is it?"
"We can't find them or anything like replacements or parts."
"OK, OK, so that might be an issue."
BTW, is that the dude who bought what was left of Elvis' old Lockheed Jetstar?
He wanted to rebuild it and fly it, them turn it into a drive-able RV and finally convert it into a modular home.
Some folks just have a lot more money than common sense.
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Well, they didn't have 3D printers back when they wanted to fly the Kee Bird off a frozen lake.
"We have a problem with two of the engines."
"What is it?"
"We can't find them or anything like replacements or parts."
"OK, OK, so that might be an issue."
BTW, is that the dude who bought what was left of Elvis' old Lockheed Jetstar?
He wanted to rebuild it and fly it, them turn it into a drive-able RV and finally convert it into a modular home.
Some folks just have a lot more money than common sense.
Elvis Presley’s Old Jet Is Just Driving Around My Town
A YouTuber bought Elvis' Lockheed JetStar and turned it into an RV. Now, it's driving through the middle of the country next to normal traffic.
www.thedrive.com
They got 4 engines, props, and re-skinned most of the control surfaces. It was the poorly fastened APU against the bulkhead that fell off and caught fire that doomed Kee Bird. The burnt hulk still lay on the ice shelf where she came to her ultimate demise.
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If I recall correctly, the U.S. Army offered the use of heavy lift helicopters if Greenamyer wanted to simply airlift Kee Bird off of the ice and take it to Thule AFB where it could be readied for a flight to the U.S.Elvis Presley’s Old Jet Is Just Driving Around My Town
A YouTuber bought Elvis' Lockheed JetStar and turned it into an RV. Now, it's driving through the middle of the country next to normal traffic.
They got 4 engines, props, and re-skinned most of the control surfaces. It was the poorly fastened APU against the bulkhead that fell off and caught fire that doomed Kee Bird. The burnt hulk still lay on the ice shelf where she came to her ultimate demise.
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Leaking fuel from a jury rigged tank to the APU.
Little mistake, big cosequence.
Could you find a reference for this. Most likely true, but I couldn't find anything on this.
Looking through most of the Links that are out there regarding the recovery of Kee Bird, nowhere does it say that the USAF offered any assistance to transport the B-29 from its resting place to Thule AFB using any of their existing assets including heavy lift Helicopters. In fact, there are many references in the aforementioned Links surmising that the higher ups at Thule wanted nothing to do with the endeavour other than offering a space at the Base for Greenamyer and his group.
There is much controversy still lingering today regarding the entire Kee Bird salvage operation; many of the players both major and minor paid heavily for their involvement and expenditures.