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What Was So Special About The B-29 Superfortress?

The B-29 was the largest and most capable bomber of WW2 and was in many ways ahead of its time.

WWII torpedo bombers like the Avenger and Swordfish were highly successful. Then there was the TBY Sea Wolf, which never even got into the fight.

Quite difficult, but ultimately rewarding: Simple Flying gets some firsthand perspectives on these worthwhile projects.

Quite difficult, but ultimately rewarding: Simple Flying gets some firsthand perspectives on these worthwhile projects.

After fitting its Boeing B-52s with new Rolls-Royce engines, the USAF expects the plane to remain in service until 2050.

Hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Mead is a B-29 Superfortress lost for over half a century.

One B-2 Spirit has been damaged beyond economic repair and will be divested reducing the fleet to 19 operational stealth bombers.

$7 billion, or around $350 million per B-2 bomber, is being allocated through 2029.

Bockscar was the second B-29 bomber to drop an atomic bomb on Japan.

The B-1B Lancer weathered an initial storm of controversy and is now nearly 50 years old. Here are 5 fun facts about this bomber,