Luther White’s final B-29 mission over Osaka ended in tragedy during the closing months of WW2. Family letters, reconnaissance duty, anti-aircraft fire, and the loss of a young bombardier reveal the ...

The story is dramatic: a B-29 Superfortress named Aquar 52, attacked by Japanese Ki-44 fighters over Japan, fights on after ramming damage, mechanical failure, and ammunition shortages. In the most ...

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82’, was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...

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 ...

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 ...

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --On the morning of August 18, 2024, as I approached FIFI – one of two airworthy B-29s remaining in the world – I reflected on the observations of a World War II ...

OGDEN — Ogden-Hinckley Airport is receiving a special World War II-era visitor this week. On Monday afternoon, “Doc” — one of only two airworthy B-29s — landed in Ogden as part of “The B-29 Doc ...