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  2. Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was an American ... center sections that affected the wingspan dimensions. The wing of the Renton-built B-29A-BN used a different ...

  3. Boeing B-29 Superfortress variants - Wikipedia

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    Boeing B-29A-70-BN (S/N 44-62305). Note the streamlined top turret added on block 40 A models and later. The B-29A was an improved version of the original B-29 production model. This is the definitive wartime variant of the B-29. All 1,119 B-29A's were built at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington, formerly used by the United States Navy.

  4. FIFI (aircraft) - Wikipedia

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    FIFI is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two B-29s in the world flying as of 2024 (with Doc being the other). It is owned by the Commemorative Air Force and is based at the Victor N. Agather Hangar at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas. FIFI tours the United States and Canada annually. It takes part in various air shows and ...

  5. File:Boeing B-29 Superfortress, USA - Air Force AN1612036.jpg

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  6. Doc (aircraft) - Wikipedia

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    The B-29 was built in 1944 as part of a production run of 1,620 aircraft built by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, and allocated the military Serial Number 44-69972. [2] It was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces in March 1945.

  7. Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    By 1943 the new Boeing B-29 Superfortress was flying with R-3350s. The engines remained temperamental, and the rear cylinders tended to overheat, partially due to inadequate clearance between the cylinder baffles and the cowl. A number of changes were introduced to improve cooling, and the aircraft was rushed into service in the Pacific in 1944 ...

  8. Historic B-29 planes to make rare joint appearance at EAA ...

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    The world’s only two flying B-29s will make a rare joint appearance for EAA AirVenture’s D-Day commemoration. Historic B-29 planes to make rare joint appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year

  9. Boeing KB-29 Superfortress - Wikipedia

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    Experimental Boeing YKB-29T Superfortress (Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress) 45–21734, assigned to the 421st Air Refueling Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, 1954 Returned to United States and retired to AMARC, Feb 1955. The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were ...