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Men Working on a B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay
Men Working on a B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay 
Men Inside B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay
Men Inside B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay 
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Section Under Construction
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Section Under Construction 
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Doors
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Doors 
B-29 Superfortress in Flight with Bomb Bay Doors Open
B-29 Superfortress in Flight with Bomb Bay Doors Open 
B-29 Superfortress Assembly
B-29 Superfortress Assembly 
Service Worker on B-29 Superfortress Tail
Service Worker on B-29 Superfortress Tail 
Wiring the Flight Engineer's Board on a B-29 Superfortress
Wiring the Flight Engineer's Board on a B-29 Superfortress 
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing 
B-29 Superfortress Armament
B-29 Superfortress Armament 
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing 
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing 
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing 
B-29 Superfortress Wing Washers
B-29 Superfortress Wing Washers 
B-29 Superfortress Assembly
B-29 Superfortress Assembly 
B-29 Superfortress Inboard Wing Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Inboard Wing Manufacturing 
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing 
B-29 Superfortress Production Line
B-29 Superfortress Production Line 
B-29 Superfortress Assembly
B-29 Superfortress Assembly 
Manufacturing Line of B-29 Superfortress Noses
Manufacturing Line of B-29 Superfortress Noses 
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Men Inside B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay

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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Unique identifier BI212034 
Boeing ID t8 
Type Image 
Size 3950px × 5100px   19MB 
License type RM 
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