In August of 1945, B-29s dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending WWII in the Pacific theatre.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A World War Two veteran was drafted at just 18-years-old and the Air Corps bombardier was one of the youngest officers on his crew. Richard Martin said years and years went by ...
On August 6, 1945, a seismic event occurred that would forever change the course of history and warfare. At the controls of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, was Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr.
Two of the nation’s most iconic warbirds still flying today, just touched down in Bay County. The B-29 Super-Fortress, known ...
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 ...
OME, Japan — A California man recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 Superfortress ...
Relive the tragic story of Luther White, a young B-29 bombardier from Kentucky, during a perilous mission over Osaka, Japan, ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in ...