MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: April 27, 2021
Carl Wick
Carl Richard Wick, 95, passed away peacefully in the presence of family in Edmonds, WA on April 18, 2021.
Carl was born December 11th, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN to Christian and Signe Wick. After graduation from high school, he enlisted in a US Navy program structured to produce naval aviators. Carl was awarded Navy Wings and became a reserve officer and a seaplane patrol pilot, flying Martin “Mariner” PBM-5s. His first duty assignments after flight school included the U.S. base at Coco Solo, Panama, in the then U.S. Canal Zone. After his initial tour, he was released to the inactive reserves, but was soon recalled to fly war-time patrols off Korea. He had two wartime tours flying with Squadron VP-731. He was awarded the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary airmanship during this period. After release fromactive duty in 1953, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering which led to work at McDonnell
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc has a new home under construction in Witchita, Kansas. Here is a brief time-lapse video on progress as it stands so far. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Trevor Rhynes)
PRESS RELEASE – The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will land at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas, May 4-9, 2021. Doc will arrive in Houston, Monday, May 3 and will be available for ground and cockpit tours Wednesday, May 5 through Friday May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides will be available at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9, followed by ground and flight deck tours on those days from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission for the static display event and flight deck tours will be $5 per person in addition to the Lone Star Flight Museum general admission ticket. General admission tickets start at $9.95 with senior and military discounts.