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 ...

Experience living World War II history in Fort Myers as the iconic B-29 Superfortress "DOC" and P-51 Mustang "Gunfighter" ...

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 ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Tinian Island, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, fell to the Japanese after World War I. It was captured by the United ...

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 ...

The plane is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The museum restored the plane's nose art and included a recreation of the Fat Man bomb. The National Museum of the ...