Production numbers matter because the Boeing B-29 Superfortress was one of the most advanced defense projects ever undertaken. The scale of its development exceeded that of the atomic bombs it was ...

On June 5, 1944-81 years ago today-the Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew its first combat mission. Assigned to the 20th Bomber Command, the B-29s were based in India and China, giving the United States a ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the most technologically sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, featuring innovations like pressurized cabins and centralized fire control, despite ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress could rightfully be described as the aircraft that ended the Second World War. It remains the only bomber to drop atomic bombs in wartime. The B-29 was designed in 1940 ...

Nearly two years before the attack on Pearl Harbour brought the United States into the Second World War, the US Army Air Corps asked American aircraft manufacturers to design a bomber that could fly 3 ...

When it comes to the military aircraft that have shaped world history, there may be no single airplane model with a greater impact than the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 didn't just push the ...

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Sunday was the last day to visit the Commemorative Air Force's iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress at McGhee Tyson Airport. Visitors were able to take a look inside the cockpit of the B-29, Fifi, as well ...