The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) today shared an update on the ongoing repairs to FIFI, the iconic B-29 Superfortress. Earlier this year, the CAF announced a delay to the 2025 AirPower History Tour ...
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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The B-29 That Accidentally Nuked Nagasaki
The B-29 Superfortress was rushed into production in what became known as the “Battle of Kansas,” a chaotic industrial gamble that cost billions and nearly collapsed under constant delays. Despite ...
Of the nearly 4,000 B-29 bombers produced, just two are still in the air. Aviation photojournalist Mike Killian flew on FiFi, ...
In August of 1945, B-29s dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending WWII in the Pacific theatre.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 18-year-old has been arrested after a chase on Interstate 29 ended in a crash Friday morning in the Northland. Just after 8 a.m., the Platte County Sheriff’s Office was notified ...
A Cantonment man is dead and three others were seriously injured Oct. 12 during a fiery, two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 29, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP responded to Highway 29 near ...
ESSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 29-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Kino Road in Essex County on Wednesday afternoon. According to Virginia State Police, a two-vehicle crash occurred ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — All traffic on Interstate 40 westbound is currently being diverted onto U.S. 29 South due to a motor vehicle crash involving serious injuries, according to a traffic advisory ...
SUFFOLK, Va. — One person was critically injured after a crash on Route 58 in Suffolk Sunday morning. The crash was reported at 10:45 a.m. It happened on the Route 58 bypass westbound before Godwin ...
MSHP: NB I-29 at North Oak Trafficway back open after fatal head-on crash involving wrong-way driver
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fatal head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver closed northbound Interstate 29 at North Oak Trafficway in Clay County for over two hours Saturday, according to the Missouri ...
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