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KB-29D and B-50D Refueling in Flight
KB-29D and B-50D Refueling in Flight 
Three KB-29 Tankers Flying in Formation
Three KB-29 Tankers Flying in Formation 
KB-29 Superfortress Tanker Flight Line
KB-29 Superfortress Tanker Flight Line 
KB-29 Tanker Final Assembly
KB-29 Tanker Final Assembly
KB-29 Tanker Aerial Refueling F-84 Thunderjets
KB-29 Tanker Aerial Refueling F-84 Thunderjets 
KB-29 in Flight
KB-29 in Flight 
Maintenance on KB-29 Superfortress Tanker
Maintenance on KB-29 Superfortress Tanker 
KB-29P and B-29 Superfortress In-Flight Refueling
KB-29P and B-29 Superfortress In-Flight Refueling 
KB-29 Tanker Ground Maintenance at Castle AFB
KB-29 Tanker Ground Maintenance at Castle AFB 
KB-29P Refueling B-50D in Flight
KB-29P Refueling B-50D in Flight 
KB-29 Tanker Preparation for Flight to Midway
KB-29 Tanker Preparation for Flight to Midway 
XB-44 (XB-29D) Testbed on Tarmac
XB-44 (XB-29D) Testbed on Tarmac 
B-50D Refueling in Flight
B-50D Refueling in Flight 
B-29A Superfortress Banking Right Over Mountains
B-29A Superfortress Banking Right Over Mountains 
XB-29 Superfortress Prototype Above Mountains
XB-29 Superfortress Prototype Above Mountains 
XB-29 Superfortress in Flight Over Mountains
XB-29 Superfortress in Flight Over Mountains 
B-29 Superfortress in Flight over Mt. Rainier
B-29 Superfortress in Flight over Mt. Rainier 
B-29 Superfortress in Flight over Mt. Rainier
B-29 Superfortress in Flight over Mt. Rainier 
B-29 Superfortresses Flying in Formation over New Mexico
B-29 Superfortresses Flying in Formation over New Mexico 
B-29 Superfortress in Flight
B-29 Superfortress in Flight 
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KB-29D Tanker Flying over Mountain

An entirely new career began for the B-29 Superfortress when the Strategic Air Command decided to use aerial refueling to extend the range of bombers and fighters rather than ordering new, longer range bombers. In 1948, Boeing reactivated its Wichita plant, nearly idle since the end of World War II, to convert B-29s into KB-29M tankers. They carried about 240 feet of hose and, installed in their bomb bays, jettisonable tanks which could hold about 2,300 gallons of fuel. Boeing then developed the flying boom, an aerodynamically controlled swiveling and telescoping arm that could be guided into a receptacle on top of the receiving aircraft’s fuselage. In 1950, the KB-29P tankers, equipped with the flying boom, began operation. Between 1948 and 1951, 208 B-29s were converted for aerial refueling. 
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Unique identifier BI24414 
Boeing ID p10026 
Type Image 
Size 5998px Ă— 5731px   32MB 
License type RM 
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