B-29 Superfortress "Don’s Boys" was pretty much intact and the nose art was still legible, partial tail number is 25684, China Lake, circa 1968.

The name forward of the art is Capt. F.R. Forrest. Names on the nose gear appear to be J.L. Byrne, F.B. Gustafson – both were Airman 1^{st class. The third name is not legible. The name by the co-pilot window is Lt. H.D. Valley.}

^{Photo by Steve Grivno.}

B-29 Superfortress tail that looks to be "Don's Boys". The partial number on the tail is 25684, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 42-65281 at left, unknown B-29 fuselage, China Lake, September 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

Tail of B-29 Superfortress s/n 42-65281 that looks to have been converted to a TB-29, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 42-85281, rear fuselage, China Lake, circa 1968.

photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 42-85281, stbd side, China Lake, circa 1968.

photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

tail section of B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-61748, China Lake, circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-61748, China Lake, circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-61782 on its collapsed nose gear and bent propellers, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-61782 fuselage information re serial, model etc., China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Fowler flaps and main gear of B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-62055, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

The B-29 Superfortress bone-yard from the astrodome of a TB-29. The CAF's FiFi is in the middle of the pack, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Close up of the tail of B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-62070, #31, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-69703, China Lake, circa 1968.

photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-69729 with the tail gunners windows covered with preservative and the elevator fabric missing, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-69983, #80, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70064 and unknown B-29 with "parking lot" damage behind the cockpit windows, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70102 which may have been a TB-29 given the faired over tail gun port, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-47E s/n 52-0159 at left, B-29 Superfortresses s/n 44-87658 and 44-70108 on their noses, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

The tail B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70108 is high in the sky after the nose gear collapsed, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70108 at left in the pack of bone-yard Superforts, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Tail of B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70140 and unknown B-29 near the front of the bone-yard, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70140, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70140, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70140, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70140, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-70140, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

A view of the rear fuselage of B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-81703 with the faded 13th Air Force insignia still visible, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-84084, yellow fuselage stripe with black trim and MATS insignia, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Close-up of the tail of B-29 Superfortress s/n 44-86318, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Close-up tail view of a a KB-29 Superfortress, s/n 44-876xx, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Rear fuselage of B-29 Superfortress s/n 45-21739 which did not survive the dangerous time of being an expendable target, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress s/n 45-21739, tail fin, China Lake, circa 1968.

photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

B-29 Superfortress, s/n unknown, rear turret minus the guns, China Lake, circa 1968.

photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

B-29 Superfortress, s/n unknown, China Lake, circa 1968.

photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

Close-up of a B-29 Superfortress tail turret, China Lake, circa 1968. Note the boarding ladder in the vacant blister opening.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

The vacant tail of a B-29 Superfortress seems to "checking out" a recent intruder with menacing curiosity, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A close-up view of a TB-29 Superfortress tail. The slab sided addition contained two recesses that may have held tow targets, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortresses in the China Lake bone-yard circa 1968. Note the feathered propellers.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Looking much like an looted ancient tomb, the dusty B-29 Superfortresses stripped instrument panel stares at the camera, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Grivno's buddy in the bombardier position in the nose of a B-29 Superfortres giving an idea of the crew compartment size, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A close-up view of the deserted pilots position in a B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortrees interior cockpit showing how the cockpit "glass" was installed, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Flight Engineers station of an unknown B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

The Reel Operators station of a KB-29 Superfortress tanker, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

An inside view of the B-29 Superfortresses tail gunner position, China Lake, circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Pat and his broken foot in front of an unknown B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, Circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Zinc chromate painted B-29 Superfortress on the edge of the Bone-yard, China Lake, circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Cockpit close-up of an unknown Korean War veteran B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

The nose art is still partially visible below the open co-pilots window,

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress minus the nose gear wheels and engines looks to have a good future as a beverage can, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortrees with evidence of a collapsed nose gear and missing its engines on the edge of the bone-yard, China Lake, circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A view of the B-29 bone-yard from the rear compartment escape hatch of a B-29, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress without turrets indicating it may have be a KB-29 or TB-29, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Steve Grivno, the great adventurer himself, standing by a B-29 Superfortress painted in zinc chromate, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Unknown B-29 Superfortress with a No Smoking warning on the nose gear doors, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Unknown B-29 Superfortress with its serial number blocked from view, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Unknown B-29 Superfortress with a featherd #3 and striped nose gear doors, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Mark Shuttenberg poses in the rear compartment excape hatch of an unknown B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortres painted in zinc chromate with the engine and bombbay doors miising, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortres painted in zinc chromate, tail of s/n 44-69729 is visible at right, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Close-up of the tail of an unknown B-29 Superfortress tail with tattered control services and missing armored glass, China Lake, circa 1968..

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Forward view from the rear compartment escape hatch of an unknown B-29 Superfortress showing both upper turrets, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A view of the B-29 bone-yard from atop of a Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Unknown silver and black B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Close-up of the rear entrance and vacant lower turret of an unknown B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

An eerily empty B-29 Superfortress forward turret, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress empty tail gun openeings for the twin 50's and the 20mm are just above the ejection chute for the spent casings, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A derelict B-29 tail turret apparently made a nice home for some birds that left the nest behind, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Six o'clock view of a TB-29 Superfortress showing the target stowage and wing stripes, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress lower rear turret, strike camera doors & te unusual faired antennas, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

KB-29 Superfortress wing pod refueling apparatus, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Bottom view of the modified turret opening for the KB-29 reel & hose that pre-dated the refueling boom, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A view of the B-29 Superfortresses tail gunners compartment forward pressure bulkhead, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Six o'clock close-up of a B-29 Superfortess tail gunners compartment, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

A view from the rear of the B-29 bone-yard, F9F Cougar (128134) fuselage in the foreground near the pile of tank treads, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortess, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortess upper turret opening, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

B-29 Superfortress, China Lake, circa 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.