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 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 ...
Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...