The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War.

Mar 3, 2025 · The B-29 Superfortress was the largest aircraft built during WWII. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, home of the US Pacific naval fleet, on 7 December 1941, the need for VLRs in the vast theatre of the Pacific Ocean suddenly became a necessity.

Aug 12, 2020 · The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was conceived as a state-of-the-art, high altitude strategic bomber. In 1938, with World War II on the horizon, the United States Army Air Corps saw the need for a bomber that could carry heavy bomb loads over …

Mar 14, 2025 · B-29, U.S. heavy bomber used in World War II. It was designed by Boeing and first flew in September 1942. Its missions included firebombing Tokyo and other Japanese cities and dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, on August 6 …

Dec 25, 2024 · A high-altitude strategic bomber with an average speed of 220 miles per hour, a 3,200-mile range, and the capacity to carry an overwhelming quantity of explosives, the B-29 contributed significantly to help end the Second World War. Boeing B-29s drop bombs over Rangoon, Burma.

The B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine, propeller-driven bomber with a pressurized cabin and advanced features for long-range, high-altitude bombing missions. It had a distinctive high-mounted wing and a sleek, streamlined fuselage design.

The bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki with the Fat Man plutonium bomb device on August 9, 1945, caused terrible human devastation and helped end World War II.

Sep 6, 2011 · In WW2, B-29 bombers were used exclusively by the United States Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater. After the war, B-29 Superfortress bombers remained in service with the newly created United States Air Force through subsequent conflicts such as the Korean War.

Jun 5, 2002 · Famed for its World War II exploits, Boeing's Superfortress was conceived before the war. The B-29 was born near the war's midpoint, flying on September 21, 1942, built and employed in large numbers during the conflict.

Jun 9, 2023 · The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the biggest, most expensive gamble by the United States during World War II, built with incredibly high expectations on a tight deadline. Read about the big advances in aviation technology brought about by the B-29.