B-29 Superfortress #3
by Douglas Pittman
Title
B-29 Superfortress #3
Artist
Douglas Pittman
Medium
Digital Art - Photographic Artwork
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Designed by Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy and was flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. It was one of the largest aircraft operational during World War II and very advanced for its time. It featured a pressurized cabin, all dual wheeled, tricycle landing gears, and a remote, electronic fire-control system that controlled four machine gun turrets. A manned tail gun installation was semi-remote. The name "Superfortress" continued the pattern Boeing started with its well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress. Designed for high-altitude strategic bomber role, the B-29 also excelled in low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing missions. One of the B-29's final roles during World War II was carrying out the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of the 3,970 B-29 bombers that were built during World War II, FIFI is the only B-29 in the world that's still capable of flight.
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May 2nd, 2016
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