The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a revolutionary WWII-era bomber, most famous for being the only aircraft to ever drop ...

We rode on “Fifi,” a real Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, didn’t bomb the Hoover Dam, ... or crawling through the tight passage to the tail gunner's lonesome seat. ...

Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, America’s most advanced bomber during WWII, revolutionized aerial warfare with groundbreaking technology like pressurized cabins and analog ...

Topic: B-29 Bomber. Blog Brand: The Reboot. Tags: B-29, ... These tailed weather-recon plane for a while before one opened fire, and the WB-50’s tail gunner shot back.

SEATTLE — The 94-year-old man climbed the short ladder into the Boeing B-29 bomber’s cockpit and eased himself into the co-pilot’s seat. It was like seeing an old friend after years apart.

He was a skilled tail gunner on a B-17 in 1943 and 1944, and spent his final year in the military trying to survive behind enemy lines. In honor of his service, Hartman was awarded two free ...