29 Superfortress B Bombers Aircraft Aviation
29 Superfortress B Bombers Aircraft Aviation
Intended for English language sites that primarily deal with the B-29 Superfortress, which was designed in 1940 as an eventual replacement for the B-17 and B-24. The Superfortress was pressurized for high altitudes and featured remotely-controlled gun turrets. It first saw combat in the Pacific.
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General Paul Tibbets - The official site of General Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 "Enola Gay" that dropped the Hiroshima bomb.
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March Air Field Museum - Photos, specifications, and history.
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National Air and Space Museum - Photos and history of the Superfortress and the "Enola Gay."
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Dave Norton - Creative writing titled "Requiem for an Aircraft, Farewell to a Pilot", about flying in a Superfortress.
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Federation of American Scientists - Brief history, specifications, and photos.
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B-29 Superfortress - Historical materials on the aircraft, its missions and crews. Includes section on the 509th Composite Group which has nose art pictures and crew details of 15 aircraft assigned to the Group which was to deliver the atomic bombs to Japan.
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The Last Flight of the B-29 Kee Bird - On February 21, 1947 a U.S. Army Air Corps arctic-modified B-29 (known as an F-13) named the "Kee Bird" became lost, ran out of fuel and was forced to crash land. The story is told by the crew members.
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444th Bombardment Group Association - Association and website dedicated to the WWII B-29 Superfortress unit the, 444th BG: 58th Bomb Wing, 20th Army Air Force, CBI / W. Field Tinian - One of the two original B-29 combat groups.
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Desert USA - Article titled "B-29 Superfortress Saved From a Desert Death". An army of museum volunteers rescues a World War II B-29 Superfortress from the desert for restoration.
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The B-29 Superfortress - Photos and extended history of the aircraft, including service over Japan and the Enola Gay.
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39th Bomb Group (VH) (Guam 1945) - Official site with unit and crew histories, individual veteran profiles, and mission summaries.
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Warbird Alley - Photo, history, and statistics.
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