The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War.

1945年8月15日，日本宣布无条件投降后，太平洋战区的大部份b-29转而执行救援任务，为在日本、中国、朝鲜境内的数以万计的盟军战俘空投衣食，1066架b-29执行了约900次空投任务，154个集中营约63500名战俘获得了4470吨救援物资，但在拯救行动中也损失了8架b-29和77 ...

B-29. B-29超級堡壘轟炸機（B-29 Super fortress），亦稱B-29超級空中堡壘，是美國 波音公司設計生產的四引擎重型(B-36和平締造者轟炸機開始服役後則中型)螺旋槳 战略轟炸機。 主要在美軍內服役的B-29，是美國陸軍航空軍於第二次世界大戰以及韓戰等亞洲戰場的主力戰略轟炸機 [1] ，其命名延續先前有名的 ...

Mar 3, 2025 · The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engined, long-range bomber of the United States Air Force. The largest of all Second World War (1939-45) bombers, B-29s were used to strike Japanese targets...

The B-29 on display, Bockscar, dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic attack against Hiroshima. Bockscar was one of 15 specially modified "Silverplate" B-29s assigned to the 509th Composite Group. Most B-29s carried eight .50-cal. machine guns in remote controlled turrets, two .50-cal. machine ...

5 days ago · B-29, U.S. heavy bomber used in World War II. It was designed by Boeing and first flew in September 1942. Its missions included firebombing Tokyo and other Japanese cities and dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, on August 6 …

In the spring of 1944, B-29s of the 20th Bomber Command were deployed to bases in India to bomb from there and from staging fields in China to bolster Chinese resistance. The first mission was flown on June 5, 1944, against Bangkok, Thailand, and on June 15, B-29s flew their first raid against Japan, striking the steel mills of Yawata. Indian ...

Welcome to the B-29 Superfortress information center. This vault contains information, links and media related to the B-29 activities that took place in the Pacific theater during World War Two. Search for information on combat units, B-29s and personnel, photos, related websites and other data sources that supports the long and rich history of ...

Jun 17, 2020 · B-29s dropped the only atomic bombs used in combat, on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945. The B-29 was developed for the USAAF as a long-range strategic bomber. It was a four-engine, streamlined aircraft with three pressurized compartments for the flight crew.

The B-29 Superfortress is an American-made four-engine heavy bomber flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. The B-29 was developed to replace the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, the United States' primary bomber during World War II.