| B-29 Superfortress |
The B-29 Superfortress, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States Air Force, was one of the largest, most advanced bombers to see service during World War II. The B-29 Enola Gay dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during the final months of the war. Three days later a second B-29, Bockscar, dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Shortly thereafter, Japan surrendered.
| |
| FACTS & STATS: |
|
| Range |
4,100 miles (6,598 km) |
|
|
| Engine |
| Four Wright R-3350s of 2,200 hp each |
|
| Wingspan |
| 141 ft 3 in (43 m) |
|
| Max Speed |
358 mph (576 km/h)
|
|
| Ceiling |
| 33,600 ft (10,241 m) |
|
| Weight |
Empty: 74,500 lb (33,800 kg);
Loaded: 141,100 lb (64,000 kg) |
|
|
| Armament |
| Eleven .50-caliber machine guns or ten .50-caliber machine guns and one 20 mm cannon, plus 20,000 lbs bomb load |
|
|
|
| Click on the pictures below to learn more about each image! |
 |
| |
 |
 |
| |
|
|
|
