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316:-13s to R-3350-21s. Where the XB-29 had three-bladed props, the YB-29 had four-bladed propellers. Various alternatives to the remote-controlled defensive systems were tested on a number of them, particularly the fourth one delivered. After alternative arrangements had been fully tested, defensive armament was standardised at ten .50-calibre machine guns in turret-mounted pairs. The YB-29 also featured a better
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1704:"Earlier wingtip towing tests using an ETB-29B, serial 44-62093, and a pair of straight winged EF-84B Thunderjets, serials 46-641 and 46-661, ended when a failure of the automatic flight control system caused one of the fighters to flip over and smash upside down on the wing of the ETB-29B, bringing down the two airplanes and their crews on April 24, 1953." (
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Enhancements made in the B-29A included a better wing design and defensive modifications. Due to a demonstrated weakness to head-on fighter attacks, the number of machine guns in the forward dorsal turrets was doubled to four beginning with production block 20. Where the wings of previous models had
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was the original production version of the
Superfortress. Since the new bomber was urgently needed, the production design was developed in tandem with the service testing. In fact, the first B-29 was completed only two months after the delivery of the first YB-29. Forty-six B-29s of this variant,
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performance test. The accident happened when leaking fuel from a filler cap in the wing leading edge ran down inside the leading-edge and ignited. The fire spread to the engines, and due to the much reduced power, the aircraft, unable to climb, crashed into the Frye meat-packing plant. The crash
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territory after a bombing raid on Japan because of lack of fuel. Since the Soviet Union was not at war with Japan at the time, the aircraft and crew were interned. Eventually, the B-29 crew members were returned, but the aircraft remained in
Russian hands. Seeking a modern long-range bomber,
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been made by the sub-assembly of two sections, the B-29A wing was built up from three. This made construction easier, and increased the strength of the airframe. The B-29A was produced until May 1946, when the last aircraft was completed. It was employed up to, and through, the
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demolished the majority of the packing plant and killed all eleven XB-29 crew, 22 employees at the plant, and one fireman. Many elite Boeing personnel involved in the design perished in the accident; the pilot, Allen, was chief of the
Research Division. After the crash, the
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was a trainer conversion of B-29 used to train crew for bombing missions; some were also used to tow targets, and the designation included B-29s modified solely for that purpose. Their most important role was serving as radar targets in the 1950s when the
1208:. Although the Tu-4 had never delivered any explosive payload with offensive intent, it influenced Soviet aircraft technology, particularly airframe construction and onboard systems. Advanced transport and bomber variants of the Tu-4 design such as the
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was modified to carry the
Skyrocket II under the belly and drop for supersonic speed testing. The first Skyrocket test flight occurred on September 8, 1950, with test pilot William B. Bridgeman, and George Jansen flying the B-29.
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designations, with "F" meaning 'photo'. The aircraft (118 modified B-29BWs and B-29As) carried three K-17B, two K-22 and one K-18 cameras. Between the end of World War II (1945) and 1948 the designation was changed to
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s were production aircraft modified to perform weather monitoring missions. An observation position was fitted above the central fuselage section. They conducted standard data-gathering flights, including from the
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to test a modified aircraft to show that it could still be used if the R-3350 development was not successful. Since the R-3350 did not have significant enough problems to prevent its use, no XB-39s were ordered.
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Boeing YB-29-BO (S/N 41-36957). Note the nose has an Erco ball turret with twin .50-cal. machine guns, and the fuselage package guns just below and aft of the cockpit have twin .50-cal. machine guns mounted.
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between 1946 and 1950; given the designation MX-767, it was given the codename
Project Banshee. Flight tests were conducted, however no full conversions were carried out before the project was abandoned.
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have the means to deliver nuclear weapons, but the Tu-4 had sufficient range to reach the United States on a one-way trip. On
October 18, 1951, a Tu-4 was used in the first air-drop test of a Soviet
1094:. It has since been relocated to Fantasy of Flight's "Golden Hill" storage facility along with the remainder of the disassembled aircraft, awaiting future restoration to flyable status.
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The resulting aircraft first flew on May 19, 1947, and immediately began series production, totalling 847 Tu-4s. Although largely identical in appearance to
American B-29s, the Tu-4 (
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in
February 1947. With the exception of the forward lower gun turret, all defensive armament was retained; the aircraft additionally carried a variety of radio equipment, provisions,
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thicknesses, resulting in an aircraft that was slightly heavier and slower than the B-29. The Tu-4 presented a significant leap forward in Soviet strategic bombing. Not only did the
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was an improved XB-29 and 14 were built for service testing. Testing began in the summer of 1943, and dozens of modifications were made to the planes. The engines were upgraded from
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which was soon changed to three .50 in AN/M2s. The weight saved by removing the guns increased the top speed from 357 mph to 364 mph (575 km/h to 586 km/h).
716:(E stands for exempt), was used as a carrier aircraft in which the bomb bay was modified to accept and launch experimental aircraft. They were converted in the years following
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A number of B-29s were converted to serve as test beds for new systems. These all received variant designation, even though many existed only as a single converted aircraft.
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under the fuselage; redesignated SB-29, they were used mainly as rescue support for air units that flew long distances over water. The first SB-29s were received by the
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to gather information. Following nuclear weapons tests, some WB-29s used air sampling scoops to test radiation levels. On 3 September 1949, a WB-29 returning from
666:, and 'Andy Gump' cowlings, in which the oil coolers have separate air intakes. Two were later converted to aerial refueling tanker prototypes, and redesignated
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was an improved version of the original B-29 production model. This is the definitive wartime variant of the B-29. All 1,119 B-29A's were built at the
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1124:-17 Vee type engines. Since the Army Air Force was concerned that problems might develop with their first choice of engine, the
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versions earlier, all defensive armament was removed except for that in the tail turret. Initially the armament was two .50 in
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659:) of various designation were upgraded to R-3350-79 engines. Other engine-associated items were also upgraded, including new
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Testing was conducted on the XB-29 until
February 18, 1943, when the second prototype crashed. The flight was conducted by
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on March 14, 1947. These aircraft were modified for long-range patrol missions and given the designation P2B-1S with Navy
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748:. All three Tom-Tom aircraft (the B-29 and the two jet fighters) and their crews were lost in a crash on April 24, 1953.
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investigated the B-29 program, issuing a scathing report, prompting the Army Air Forces to take control of the program.
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The Tu-4 had been phased out of Soviet service by the early 1960s, being replaced by more modern aircraft such as the
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448:. Since fighter opposition was minimal over Japan in late 1944, many of the Army Air Force leadership — most notably
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in its bomb bay, which were extended into the airstream for testing during flight. This plane was used to test the
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253:, incorporating a number of improvements on the design originally submitted, including more and larger guns and
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later broke Mach 2 flying the
Skyrocket on November 20, 1953; the last Skyrocket flight was in December 1956.
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1189:: "Bull") had Soviet-designed defensive guns and had been re-engineered to suit production using material of
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110:
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Some 2,513 B-29s were manufactured by Boeing-Wichita (1,620), Bell-Atlanta (357), and Martin-Omaha (536).
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Boeing B-29A-70-BN (S/N 44-62305). Note the streamlined top turret added on block 40 A models and later.
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484:"Eagle" bombing-through-overcast radar that was fitted in an airfoil-shaped radome under the fuselage.
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BuNo 84030 and 84031 were later modified into anti-submarine patrol bombers and redesignated P2B-2S.
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Duplex-Cyclone engines. The Army Air Force originally ordered 5,000, but cancelled its request when
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996:, was used as the platform for a Chinese experimental airborne early warning aircraft, the
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equipment. This development led to production radar picket aircraft, including the
822:, Japan in December 1950; to provide support to the Korean War and attached to the
257:. Two aircraft were ordered in August 1940, and a third was ordered in December. A
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1823:"Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos"
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were modified with the Wright R-3350-CA-2 fuel injected engines and designated at
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977:. The upper section of the forward fuselage was extensively modified to house an
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410:
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615:. Stripped of armament, a converted B-29B-55-BA (44-84043)(Bell) designated the
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BuNo 84029, previously AAF Ser. No. 45-21787, was modified to carry the Navy's
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was completed in the spring of 1941, and it first flew on September 21, 1942.
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ended, the B-29D was given the quartet of Wasp Major engines to become the
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was an improved version of the original B-29 design, featuring 28-cylinder
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is a WWII era long range, strategic heavy bomber that was produced in many
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1224:, were developed and built, but none of these achieved series production.
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1086:. The forward fuselage section was restored and briefly displayed at the
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was a modification used for low-level raids, designed with the intent of
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548:. It also had a taller vertical stabilizer and a strengthened wing. The
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Experimentation in piston engines continued. Six B-29s (redesignated
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number 137. As of May 2013, this aircraft was in the collection of
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C search radar, and the interior was modified to house radar and
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over the Atlantic. They were also used to fly into the eye of a
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409:– This was the service name given to 88 B-29As supplied to the
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563:, which served throughout the 1950s in the U.S. bomber fleet.
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was a modification of the B-29A re-engined with improved
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Boeing B-29 assigned to B-29 Transition Training School,
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that were modified for photo reconnaissance carried the
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1933:. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1988.
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to test armament configurations was a converted B-29A.
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399:, after which it was then quickly phased out when the
30:"WB-29" redirects here. For the television station in
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Boeing B-29B-60-BA (S/N 44-84061) "Pacusan Dreamboat"
2017:
891:, the Disney character, whose name was given to the
27:
US heavy bomber aircraft with 4 piston engines, 1942
912:was developing intercept tactics for its fighters.
865:. Sixteen B-29s were modified to carry a droppable
237:
Boeing XB-29-BO (S/N 41-002, the first XB-29 built)
1008:A study for the conversion of B-29s to long-range
973:In 1951, three B-29s were modified for use in the
885:into the mid-1950s. It received its nickname from
881:. The SB-29 was used operationally throughout the
480:Also incorporated on this version was an improved
732:. This fighter was intended to be carried by the
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2582:Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
463:In the B-29B, as with the atomic raid-dedicated
1606:. Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., Michigan.
1593:
1272:List of military aircraft of the United States
740:fighters. Another EB-29 was used to carry two
720:. One EB-29 was converted to carry the famous
2003:
814:In January 1949, RB-29s were assigned to the
552:was the testbed designation for the D model.
1166:In 1945, three B-29s were forced to land in
895:to pick airmen up when they crashed at sea.
708:McDonnell XF-85 Goblin and EB-29 mothership.
1589:
1587:
1438:
681:
245:, Boeing Model 345, was the first accepted
2010:
1996:
1680:"EB-29 Carrier for XF-85 Parasite Fighter"
1235:attempted to use the Tu-4 airframe in the
963:first atomic bomb test by the Soviet Union
736:on long-range missions to protect it from
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1706:http://www.456fis.org/PROJECT_TOM-TOM.htm
1501:History of 315 BG. Retrieved 19 June 2008
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968:
728:. Another was used to carry and test the
341:plant, were used as the aircraft for the
1908:"Chinese Airborne Early Warning (AEW)."
1758:. Air Weather Reconnaissance Association
1584:
1303:
1154:
1146:
919:
844:
762:
703:
611:The B-29 was used in the development of
587:(one converted) was a model B-29-45-BW.
420:
366:
299:
232:
1779:"Missile Scrapbook: AMC MX-767 Banshee"
1182:to reverse-engineer the Superfortress.
1066:The P2B-1S "mother-ship" was nicknamed
249:or experimental model delivered to the
14:
2607:
1776:
1100:
1044:(BuNo) 84028, 84029, 84030 and 84031.
857:was a version of the B-29 adapted for
431:Section source: Baugher's Encyclopedia
1991:
1747:
992:A Soviet-built copy of the B-29, the
2560:Boeing B-29 Superfortress in fiction
1931:Post-World War II Bombers, 1945–1973
1756:"The B-29 in Weather Reconnaissance"
1744:Baugher's Encyclopedia YB-24J/RB-24J
1753:
926:53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
752:RB-29J (RB-29, FB-29J, F-13, F-13A)
24:
2367:Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2
1545:Baugher's Encyclopedia B-29D/XB-44
1530:"Boeing B-29D/XB-44 Superfortress"
1229:People's Liberation Army Air Force
1054:high-speed research aircraft. The
893:aircraft used in previous missions
816:91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
25:
2631:
1976:
1003:
983:Electronic Counter Measures (ECM)
487:All 311 B-29Bs were built at the
433:& National Museum of the USAF
1926:Baugher's Index of B-29 variants
1036:acquired four B-29-BWs from the
807:s. These were then converted to
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1470:"Fact Sheets > Boeing B-29B"
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1944:LeMay, Curtis and Bill Yenne.
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975:Airborne Early Warning program
670:. The remainder were used for
599:for cold-weather operation in
13:
1:
1918:
1912:. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
1869:Boeing P2B-2S 'Superfortress'
1852:"Fantasy of Flight Home Page"
1669:Baugher's Encyclopedia YB-29J
1651:Baugher's Encyclopedia XB-29H
1633:Baugher's Encyclopedia XB-29G
1618:"Boeing XB-29G Superfortress"
1581:Baugher's Encyclopedia XB-29F
1563:Baugher's Encyclopedia XB-29E
1120:modified to use water-cooled
603:were six converted B-29-BWs.
279:United States Army Air Forces
111:United States Army Air Forces
1897:Baugher's Encyclopedia XB-39
1871:– Aviation Enthusiast Corner
1840:Fantasy of Flight#Collection
1695:Baugher's Encyclopedia EB-29
1519:Baugher's Encyclopedia B-29C
1478:. 2009-06-26. Archived from
1441:"Boeing B-29B Superfortress"
1429:Baugher's Encyclopedia B-29A
1414:"Boeing B-29A Superfortress"
1377:Baugher's Encyclopedia YB-29
1362:"Boeing YB-29 Superfortress"
1335:Baugher's Encyclopedia XB-29
1320:"Boeing XB-29 Superfortress"
1309:LeMay and Yenne 1988, p. 60.
1262:B-29 Superfortress survivors
1257:B-29 Superfortress operators
566:
7:
2354:1954 Prestwick air disaster
2341:1950 Fairfield-Suisun crash
1726:Baugher's Encyclopedia F-13
1475:National Museum of the USAF
1403:Baugher's Encyclopedia B-29
1388:"Boeing B-29 Superfortress"
1245:
1107:Section source: see Baugher
758:Section source: see Baugher
724:until it was replaced by a
515:ended and none were built.
10:
2636:
2615:Lists of aircraft variants
1439:Joe Baugher (2000-04-17).
1140:
1117:
688:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
685:
536:Pratt & Whitney R-4360
185:Boeing XB-44 Superfortress
177:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
29:
2620:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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2022:B-29 Superfortress family
1300:Retrieved: 5 August 2010.
1252:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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606:
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285:committee headed by then-
212:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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189:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
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18:Boeing F-13 Superfortress
1812:Baugher Encyclopedia P2B
1777:Parsch, Andreas (2007).
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898:
840:Section source: Birdsall
833:
730:XF-85 'parasite fighter'
692:
682:KB-29 Tanker Development
498:
416:
355:
295:
221:
199:Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
2319:Accidents and incidents
1984:Warbirds Resource Group
1929:Knaack, Marcelle Size.
1594:Steve Birdsall (1977).
1267:List of bomber aircraft
1027:Section source: Baugher
910:United States Air Force
699:Section source: Baugher
651:YB-29J, YKB-29J, RB-29J
525:Section source: Baugher
387:, formerly used by the
362:Section source: Baugher
335:Glenn L. Martin Company
323:
270:Edmund T. "Eddie" Allen
255:self-sealing fuel tanks
228:Section source: Baugher
218:and production models.
115:United States Air Force
1445:Baugher's Encyclopedia
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1152:
1151:Tupolev Tu-4 at Monino
1021:Navy P2B patrol bomber
969:Airborne Early Warning
929:
850:
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709:
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372:
345:missions, modified to
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238:
1785:. Designation-Systems
1597:B-29 Superfortress –
1277:Strategic Air Command
1161:China Aviation Museum
1158:
1150:
1070:and was assigned the
1012:was conducted by the
924:Boeing WB-29A of the
923:
848:
767:An F-13 Superfortress
766:
707:
619:carried experimental
424:
370:
303:
268:'s chief test pilot,
236:
32:Kansas City, Missouri
2574:The Wild Blue Yonder
2359:Pan Am Flight 845/26
2331:1948 Lake Mead crash
1038:U.S. Army Air Forces
1014:Air Materiel Command
788:s were redesignated
744:fighters as part of
629:General Electric J47
585:fire-control systems
403:became operational.
2336:1948 Waycross crash
2326:1948 Bleaklow crash
1187:NATO reporting name
1114:XB-39 Superfortress
1101:XB-39 Superfortress
1082:aviation museum in
987:EC-121 Warning Star
855:SB-29 'Super Dumbo'
473:and one 20 mm
452:, commander of the
318:fire control system
181:XB-39 Superfortress
68:General information
2596:Boeing B-17 family
1808:2006-06-18 at the
1740:2008-01-26 at the
1722:2008-05-09 at the
1665:2008-01-26 at the
1647:2006-06-18 at the
1577:2006-06-18 at the
1559:2006-06-18 at the
1515:2008-05-09 at the
1164:
1153:
1128:, they contracted
1088:Florida Air Museum
1084:Polk City, Florida
989:. (×3, converted)
930:
871:Air Rescue Service
851:
828:Far East Air Force
769:
710:
495:("Bell-Atlanta").
471:AN/M2 machine guns
454:XXI Bomber Command
427:
389:United States Navy
385:Renton, Washington
373:
306:
239:
100:Surviving aircraft
44:B-29 Superfortress
2602:
2601:
2566:Birth of the B-29
2529:The Great Artiste
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2346:Pan Am Flight 202
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2233:377 Stratocruiser
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2213:
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1829:on June 30, 2013.
1604:(Aircraft No. 31)
1195:Soviet Air Forces
1092:Lakeland, Florida
1080:Fantasy of Flight
1052:D-558-2 Skyrocket
742:EF-84B Thunderjet
674:, and designated
493:Marietta, Georgia
407:Washington B Mk 1
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158:21 September 1942
147:Introduction date
16:(Redirected from
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84:Manufacturer
2543:Up An' Atom
2295:Silverplate
2201:Super Guppy
1199:atomic bomb
959:Eielson AFB
861:duty after
773:B-29/B-29As
625:Allison J35
621:jet engines
613:jet engines
466:Silverplate
443:firebombing
347:Silverplate
343:atomic bomb
2609:Categories
2594:See also:
2536:Top Secret
2452:Full House
2206:Mini Guppy
2138:Transports
1948:. London:
1919:References
1892:2004-11-15
1690:2004-11-15
1628:2004-11-15
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1486:2019-04-17
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777:F-13/F-13A
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540:Wasp Major
397:Korean War
274:powerplant
174:All models
150:8 May 1944
2459:Jabit III
2438:Enola Gay
2403:Big Stink
2300:Survivors
2290:Operators
2269:KJ-1 AEWC
2219:Airliners
1971:0262-6950
1762:26 August
1601:in action
1350:0262-6950
1034:U.S. Navy
998:KJ-1 AEWC
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955:Yokota AB
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820:Yokota AB
567:Test beds
491:plant in
475:M2 cannon
383:plant in
247:prototype
142:1943–1946
2553:In media
2466:Kee Bird
2410:Bockscar
2310:Variants
1952:, 1988.
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