The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to operate the KB-29M tankers. [1]

The plane was refuelled four times during daylight hours in the air by KB-29M tanker planes of the 43rd Air Refuelling Squadron. The refuelling locations were over the Azores, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Hawaii. The KB-29 flew above the B-50 and lowered a cable and drogue, as shown in the Air Force photo below.

KB-29 Aerial Tanker . Two tanker versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The B-29 played an important role in developing the effective use of aerial refueling during the late 1940s. The first aircraft produced for aerial refueling was the KB-29M tanker which used a …

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The 509th and 43d Air Refueling...

On June 30, 1948, SAC activated its first two KB-29M squadrons: the 43rd Air Refueling Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Az., and the 509th Air Refueling Squadron at Walker AFB, New Mexico. The...

During November 1950 converted into a KB-29P Superfortress aerial refueling tanker. Assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC), 2nd Air Force (2nd AF), 40th Air Division (40th AD), 31st SFW, 508th Air Refueling Squadron (508th ARS) based at …

However, the squadron flew its KB-29 tanker aircraft out of Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. until 1953. The squadron was next relocated to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and received the first KC-97G air refueling tankers on Sept. 15, 1954.

2023年4月6日 · The KB-29P included form-fitting bomb bay tanks, each of which was jettisonable. All fuel tanks in the KB-29P tanker were made up of nylon non-self-sealing cells. The aircraft had a maximum fuel capacity of 11,954 gallons, which was greater than that of the B-29 bomber, which was 9,363 gallons.

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-2...

KB-29 Tanker The newly formed Strategic Air Command quickly realized that it needed the means to extend the range of its aircraft. This resulted in the decision to create tankers.