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Men Inside B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay
Men Working on a B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay
B-29 Superfortress in Flight with Bomb Bay Doors Open
B-29 Superfortress Tail Rear Gun Turret
B-29 Superfortress on Tarmac
Men Inside B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay
Bell X-1 Being Fitted to B-50 Mothership
Navy P2B-1S Mothership Modified for Launching a D-558-2 Skyrocket
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B-29 Superfortress Nose and Nose Landing Gear
B-29 Superfortress Computing Gunsight Blister
Crew Starting B-29 Superfortress Engines
KB-29 Tanker Preparation for Flight to Midway
D-558-2 Skyrocket Airdrop Preparations with P2B-1S Mothership, "Fertile Myrtle"
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Section Under Construction
Maintenance on KB-29 Superfortress Tanker
Service Worker on B-29 Superfortress Tail
B-29 Superfortress Aft Pressurized Compartment
B-29 Superfortress Armament
KB-29 Superfortress Tanker Flight Line
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B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Doors
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the most technologically advanced airplane produced during World War II, first flew Sept. 21, 1942. The B-29 had many new features, including guns that could be fired by remote control. The crew areas were pressurized and connected by a long tube over the bomb bays. The tail gunner had a separate pressurized area that could only be left during unpressurized flight. At 105,000 pounds, the B-29 was also the heaviest production plane because of increases in range, bomb load and defensive requirements. The B-29 used the high-speed Boeing 117 airfoil, and its larger Fowler flaps added to the wing area as they increased lift. Modifications led to the B-29D, upgraded to the B-50, and the RB-29 photo reconnaissance aircraft. The Soviet-built copy of the B-29 was called the Tupolev Tu-4. A total of 3,970 B-29s were built.
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BI22526
Boeing ID
x282
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1940s
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B-29 Superfortress (Model 345)
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