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B-29 Superfortress on Tarmac
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B-29 Superfortress Tail Section and Tail Gunner's Compartment
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Doors
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B-29 Superfortress Tail
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B-29 Superfortress with Woman in Observation Window and People on Tail
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B-29 Superfortress Flight Line
B-29 Superfortress Propeller
Men Working on a B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay
Mechanic Servicing a B-29 Superfortress, Dwarfed by Propeller
B-29 Superfortress with Forward Gun Turret
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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
BI212016
Boeing ID
t335
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3950px × 5100px 19MB
License type
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Keywords
1940s
adults
airplanes
ammunition/weapons systems
B-29 Superfortress (Model 345)
bombers
close-ups
clouds
contrast
day
exteriors
ground crews
ground shots
historic production status
large
male
military
military livery
military personnel
monoplanes
photos
power
propeller planes
right rear views
small
structural systems
sunrise
sunset
tail rudders
tails
tarmac
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three people
viewed from below
vintage / retro
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