B-29 Superfortress remote controlled turrets. Designed in 1940 as an eventual replacement for the B-17 and B-24, the first B-29… Read More
After WWII B-29 saw military service again in Korea between 1950 and 1953, battling new adversaries: the Soviet built MiG-15… Read More
Both Little Boy and Fat Man (and subsequent bombs of that type) did have, in effect, a parachute. Not a… Read More
B-29s were primarily used in the Pacific theater during World War II. As many as 1,000 Superfortresses at a time… Read More
The Tupolev Tu-4 was the Soviet copy of the four-engined B-29. In 1952, ten of them were transferred to China… Read More
The VB-13 Tarzon was essentially a British 12,000-pound Tall Boy bomb fitted with forward and rear shrouds having control surfaces… Read More
‘The B-29 crews were cocky—at first. But as time wore on and accidents began to take their toll, the boys… Read More
Based on the British designed 22,000lb (10,000kg) Grand Slam developed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis during the Second World… Read More
“Washington” was the Royal Air Force (RAF) designation for the famous Boeing B-29, one example of which, the Enola Gay,… Read More
The B-29 was primarily used in the Pacific theater during World War II but how would it have fared in… Read More
While waiting for an effective long-range fighter escort to be developed, the USAAC directed in August 1941 that each new… Read More
The McDonnell Aircraft Corp. developed the XF-85 Goblin "parasite" fighter to protect B-36 bombers flying far beyond the range of… Read More
Because of disappointing results garnered from high-altitude B-29 bombing using high-explosive ordnance, LeMay decided to switch to low-altitude incendiary missions…… Read More
‘The escorting pilots appeared to be cowards. If we forced them into a pair or a group of four aircraft,… Read More
The Enola Gay lurched as the the 10,000 pounds Mk I bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy,” dropped out of the bomb… Read More
Taking control of the aircraft means Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV has now flown the only two currently operational B-29s,… Read More
Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV is the grandson of Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., who was commander of the B-29… Read More
