The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a World War II marvel, an American four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber. It was ...

-On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the "Little Boy" uranium bomb on Hiroshima, killing up to 166,000 people. [caption id="attachment_22456" align ...

Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...

The Enola Gay B-29 was built for the purpose of nuclear war. It was manufactured in 1945 with silver plates to guard against nuclear fallout. Protections against conventional munitions were removed to ...

OGDEN — Ogden-Hinckley Airport is receiving a special World War II-era visitor this week. On Monday afternoon, “Doc” — one of only two airworthy B-29s — landed in Ogden as part of “The B-29 Doc ...

When it comes to the military aircraft that have shaped world history, there may be no single airplane model with a greater impact than the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 didn't just push the ...

The world's only two airworthy Boeing B-29 Superfortresses, "Doc" and "FIFI," will appear together at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from July 21-27. This rare event offers attendees a chance ...

A B-29 Superfortress on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The B-29 Doc is one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortresses made during World War II and ...

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Quiz time! Which secret American military project during World War II proved even more expensive than the $2 billion Manhattan Project which developed U.S. atomic bombs? That would be the $3 billion B ...

Flying in a B-29 bomber over Helena on Tuesday erased 56 years from Hugh McNamer's life, as the sights and sounds of the aircraft triggered memories of when he was a 26-year-old squadron leader ...