Known for dropping the first atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, the B-29 remains the only aircraft to have deployed nuclear weapons in combat. -With a 141-foot wingspan, the Stratofortress could carry ...

bombs. By World War II, bombers became some of the most important aircraft of the conflict, and it was a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare.

Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II and the first bomber to house its crew in ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The B-29 DOC Hangar in Wichita has announced the date for the fourth annual Pull-A-Plane ...

The crew’s Boeing B-29 Superfortress was part of a U.S. air raid on Omuta, a nearby city with munition factories, early on July 27, 1945. The bomber, whose serial number was 42-94098 ...

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.