The Boeing B-29 Superfortress - one of the most expensive defence programmes in history #warbirds #ww2 #wwii #b29 #superfortress | Daniel J Wheatcroft

140K views · 1K reactions | The job of the B-29 flight engineer in complex and demands concentration and aircraft knowledge. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II. | War History Online | Facebook

Development of the Boeing Superfortress "very heavy bomber" began late in 1939, and the first XB-29 made its initial flight on Sept. 21, 1942. In a bold wartime gamble, the AAF ordered the plane into quantity production months before that first flight. Among the B-29's new features were pressurized crew compartments and a central fire-control system with remotely controlled gun turrets. Flying combat missions first from India and China and later from the Marianas Islands, the Superfortress repea

15K views · 294 reactions | Boeing B-29 Superfortress ‘It’s Hawg Wild’ at Imperial War Museum Duxford. Each Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone developed over 2,000 HP, although the design would not fully mature until postwar. #ww2 #WWII #ww2history #B29 #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook