Named in allusion to its predecessor, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Superfortress was designed for high-altitude strategic bombing, but also excelled in low-altitude night incendiary bombing and in …

The B-29 on display, Bockscar, dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic attack against Hiroshima. Bockscar was one of 15 specially modified …

Mar 3, 2025 · Of nearly 50 B29 attacks flown from China in 1944 and early 1945, only nine actually hit Japan, and these and others against targets in Manchukuo, Korea, China, Formosa, and South East …

Its performance enabled long-range systematic bombing of Japan in 1944 and 1945. Two modified B-29s dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945, helping end the war …

Nov 27, 2025 · Designed by Boeing, the Superfortress was designed to meet Army Air Corps specifications written in January 1940 and was then modified to provide heavier armament and bomb …

Most people are aware that Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the plane that made the first atomic attacks. However, the B-29s delivering America’s first atomic weapons were far from ordinary. Top …

Feb 15, 2025 · Article Summary: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is one of the most iconic and technologically advanced bombers of World War II. Designed by Boeing and primarily used by the …

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the …

It was designed as a high-altitude daytime bomber, but flew more low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing missions. It was the primary aircraft in the U.S. firebombing campaign against Japan in the …

May 29, 2025 · Despite their historical significance, the wildly admired B-29 Superfortresses are now rare. Out of the 3,970 built from 1943-1946, 26 remain in various degrees of restoration, with only …