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You're the Pilot of the B-29 Superfortress
You're the Pilot of the B-29 Superfortress 
B-29 Superfortress Cockpit
B-29 Superfortress Cockpit 
B-29 Superfortress Forward Pressurized Compartment
B-29 Superfortress Forward Pressurized Compartment 
B-29 Superfortress and Crew Prepare for Test Flight
B-29 Superfortress and Crew Prepare for Test Flight 
B-29 Superfortress Engineering Station
B-29 Superfortress Engineering Station 
B-29 Superfortress Radio Comptroller
B-29 Superfortress Radio Comptroller 
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing 
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B-29 Superfortress, the Pacusan Dreamboat 
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing 
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B-29 Superfortress Ernie Pyle in Flight 
Two Men Turning a Propeller on a B-29 Superfortress
Two Men Turning a Propeller on a B-29 Superfortress 
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 
KB-29P and B-29 Superfortress In-Flight Refueling
KB-29P and B-29 Superfortress In-Flight Refueling 
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XB-29 Flightdeck 
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B-29 Superfortress Superfortress in Flight 
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B-29 Superfortresses Flight Line, 
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B-29 Superfortress in Flight 
B-29 Superfortress in Flight
B-29 Superfortress in Flight 
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B-29 Superfortress Engines in Flight 
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Looking Forward Towards the Nose of a B-29 Superfortress in Flight

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 BI212018 
Boeing ID t359 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 3950px   19MB 
License type RM 
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