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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 Crew Section Under Construction
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Forward Section Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Assembly
B-29 Superfortress Inboard Wing Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Doors
Wiring the Flight Engineer's Board on a B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress Wing Production, Rosie the Riveter
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing
Manufacturing Line of B-29 Superfortress Noses
B-29 Superfortress Manufacturing
B-29 Superfortress Dorsal Fin Inspection
B-29 Superfortress Wing Spar Assembly
Cleaning a B-29 Superfortress Wing
B-29 Superfortress Wing Washers
Testing the Pressurized Section of the B-29 Superfortress Fuselage
B-29 Superfortress Assembly
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B-29 Superfortress Bomb Bay Section Under Construction
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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BI212268
Boeing ID
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1940s
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Rosie the Riveter
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