The Boeing B-29 was a GREAT Airplane I Flew in 1945

Hazel and I decided to Drive from Ft Worth to Alberquerque on our 50 th anniversary and see the location we were based. On arrival we witnessed a great sight.. The B-29 was in town and sitting on the exact ramp I flew from.. And witnessed the first big explosion.

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B-29 Superfortress
A USAAF B-29 Superfortress
Role	Strategic bomber
Manufacturer	Boeing
First flight	21 September 1942
Introduced	8 May 1944
Retired	21 June 1960
Status	Scrapped except for those in museums
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force Royal Air Force
Produced	1943 – 1946[1]
Number built	3,970
Unit cost	US$639,188[2]
Variants	All models KB-29 Superfortress B-50 Superfortress Tupolev Tu-4

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown by the United States Military in World War II and the Korean War, and by other nations afterwards. The name "Superfortress" was derived from that of its well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress, and carried on a series of names for Boeing-built bombers followed by the B-52 Stratofortress.

The B-29 was one of the largest airplanes to see service during World War II. A very advanced bomber for this time period, it included features such as a pressurized cabin, an electronic fire control system, and remote controlled machine-gun turrets. Though it was designed as a high-altitude daytime bomber, in practice it actually flew more low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing missions. It was the primary aircraft in the American firebombing campaign against the Empire of Japan in the final months of World War II, and carried the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Unlike many other bombers, the B-29 remained in service long after the war ended, with a few even being employed as flying television transmitters for the Stratovision company. The type was finally retired in the early 1960s, with 3,960 aircraft in all built.