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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a United States heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theatre during World War II, and by the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Of the 3,970 built, 26 survive in complete form today, 24 of which reside in the United States, and two of which are airworthy.
The B-29 was the progenitor of a series of Boeing-built bombers, transports, tankers, reconnaissance aircraft, and trainers. For example, the re-engined B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II became the first aircraft to fly around the world non-stop, during a 94-hour flight in 1949.
The last B-29 (a TB-29 radar evaluation aircraft, B-29-15-MO serial number 42-65234) was retired from the USAF inventory at 2010 hours on June 21, 1960, when Major Clarence C. Rarick of the 6023d Radar Evaluation Squadron landed at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, bringing the era of B-29 Superfortress military service to an end.
Potential bases for the B-29 bombers. Support for the effort was through the port of Calcutta, which was estimated to be able to handle the additional 596,000 short tons (541,000 t) per month. From there, supplies would be flown to China in Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers converted to Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express transport aircraft. [14]
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The aircraft had flown inland from its planned route along the east coast in order to avoid thunderstorms. A search by ten aircraft failed to locate the crashed plane. On 23 September 1941 the crash site was discovered by two shepherds. 10 December 1941 Blackburn Botha Mk.I W5103 No.7 Ferry Pilots Pool RAF Pilot Thomas William Rogers (Killed)
Bomber aircraft were assigned to groups by category: Very Heavy: B-29 Superfortress, B-32 Dominator; Heavy: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator; Medium: B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder; Light: A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader (The USAAF also operated two fighter-bombers during the period, the A-24 and the A-36. Groups with these two types were first ...
The B-29's 141-foot (43 m) wing span was considerably wider than the 104-foot (32 m) of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress], the next largest aircraft in the inventory, and a fully-laden B-29 weighed about 70 short tons (64 t), nearly twice as much as a B-17. The Twentieth Air Force asked for B-29 runways to be 8,500 feet (2,600 m) long and 200 ...