The giant engines that helped the B-29 Superfortress rule the skies

From World War II through the Korean War, the B-29 delivered bombs to distant parts of the world, including two atomic bombs.
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The B-29 goes atomic: A look at Operation Silverplate

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82', was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...
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B-50 Superfortress Bomber: Beyond the Shadow of the B-29

Quiz time! Which secret American military project during World War II proved even more expensive than the $2 billion Manhattan Project which developed U.S. atomic bombs? That would be the $3 billion B ...
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B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 1: The CBI Theater

Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...