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How big is a Superfortress?

How big is a Superfortress?

99 feet
Technical Specifications

First flight Sept. 21, 1942
Classification Bomber
Span 141 feet 3 inches
Length 99 feet
Gross weight 105,000 pounds (140,000 pounds postwar)

Can you buy a B-29?

Call the B-29 Doc Box Office at 316-260-4312, option 3, to learn more and to purchase a gift certificate. Purchasing a gift certificate allows the person who receives the gift to select a flight in the future, or even upgrade to another seat for an additional cost.

What engine was in the B-29 Superfortress?

Wright R-3350 Duplex-CycloneBoeing B-29 Superfortress / Engine type
Most important, its four supercharged Wright R-3350-23 engines gave it the range to carry large bomb loads across the vast reaches of the Pacific Ocean.

What was the range of a B-29 Superfortress?

5,592 miBoeing B-29 Superfortress / Range

What was the B-29 Superfortress?

Boeing: Historical Snapshot: B-29 Superfortress The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range heavy bomber with innovative technology and a historic role in the Pacific theater in World War II, including the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. News

What did the B 29 bomber do in WW2?

B-29s were primarily used in the Pacific theater during World War II. As many as 1,000 Superfortresses at a time bombed Tokyo, destroying large parts of the city. Finally, on Aug. 6, 1945, the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

Where was the B-29 bomber made?

Wartime production of the B-29 was spread among Boeing plants in Wichita, Kansas and Renton, Washington and built under license by Martin and Bell. The Museum’s B-29, known as T-Square 54, fought in the Pacific during World War II, flying at least 37 combat missions with the 875th Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group.

How many B-29s were in an airfield?

Each was large enough to eventually accommodate a bomb wing consisting of four bomb groups, giving a total of 180 B-29s per airfield. These bases could be supplied by ship, and unlike the bases in China, were not vulnerable to attack by Japanese ground forces.

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