The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a World War II marvel, an American four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber. It was ...

The famous WWII-era B-29 Superfortress bomber is the only aircraft to ever drop nuclear weapons in combat, as it was the aircraft which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The aircraft was ...

At the time the pictures were taken, the U.S. military was launching air and missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

August 14, 2025, marked the eightieth anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II. Just days before the final, unconditional surrender of the Empire of Japan saw the first, ...

Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...

Of the nearly 4,000 B-29 bombers produced, just two are still in the air. Aviation photojournalist Mike Killian flew on one of them, FiFi. Read the account of his experience here.

What You Need to Know: The American-made B-29 Stratofortress, designed to replace the B-17 and B-24, revolutionized aerial warfare with its long-range capabilities, pressurized cabins, and heavy ...

When it comes to the military aircraft that have shaped world history, there may be no single airplane model with a greater impact than the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 didn't just push the ...

Sky watchers in the York and Adams county area were treated to a special view on Monday afternoon, with a rare glimpse of one of only two operational B-29 Superfortress bombers while it transited the ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress could rightfully be described as the aircraft that ended the Second World War. It remains the only bomber to drop atomic bombs in wartime. The B-29 was designed in 1940 ...

News writers, aviation experts and other insiders had become well acquainted in recent months with the Army’s big new B-29 bomber, but to the public at large the Superfortress was a nebulous thing of ...