The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a United States Army Air Forces long range, strategic heavy bomber that was produced in many experimental and production models from 1943 to 1946.

The supersonic research rocketplane had been dropped from a Boeing P2B-1S Superfortress at 30,000 feet (9,144 meters) over Edwards Air Force Base. During this flight the Skyrocket …

The P2B aircraft was named "Fertile Myrtle" and carried the NACA number of 137. The bomb bay was extensively modified to carry a D-558-II nestled underneath the belly. The research …

2023年6月18日 · The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, a versatile and successful aircraft, led to the development of twenty-seven unique versions. These versions added new features to the …

2025年3月22日 · The modified four-engine heavy bomber, a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-29-95-BW Superfortress 45-21787 (which had been transferred to the U.S. Navy 5 May 1947 and …

Nose section of "Fertile Myrtile" inside the hangar at Fantasy of Flight. Delivered to the USAAF with s/n 45-21787, it was one of four B-29s transferred to the US Navy for long range search …

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 84029 as a P2B-1S. Modified as the carrier aircraft for the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket high-speed rocket-powered research …

2025年3月22日 · The modified four-engine heavy bomber, a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-29-95-BW Superfortress 45-21787 (which had been transferred to the U.S. Navy 5 May 1947 and …

My dad was the navigator on the pictured P2B-1S when it was picked up at Wichita and remained with it's crew until he was discharged in 1945. I have a picture of it in it's original configuration …

2022年6月7日 · Entering service as the P2B-2S, the type served with a number USN units, covering the East and West coasts of the USA. As more modern types entered USN service …