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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (N69972)
At Barksdale Air Force Base. First time seeing "Doc". Stunning! First photos of "Doc" on FA.
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How many of us know that the total cost of the B-29 Superfortress program exceeded the cost of the vaunted "Manhattan Project" by well over 1 billion USD... and that's 1940's dollars!!!
That is a staggering dollar amount! I just can't believe out of almost 4000 B-29's built, that there are only two that are airworthy.
That's true, Paul... and yes, only two of that number are actually flying today.
Also, I'll wager that huge dollar amount did not include the cost of the "back-up" bomber program for Boeing's B-29 should it fail, which was Consolidated's B-32 Dominator.
Also, I'll wager that huge dollar amount did not include the cost of the "back-up" bomber program for Boeing's B-29 should it fail, which was Consolidated's B-32 Dominator.
Great shot! 5*
Thank you Dave!
Great shot of "Doc" in the air. First shot I have seen of Doc since Wichita. Thank you for posting it.
Many thanks Alan. Beautiful "new" aircraft!
Awesome photo.
Thank you Rick!
'Fifi' has a new playmate!
4000 wow everyday is a learning day!
When was last operational?
Were they ever sold on to other air forces?
When was last operational?
Were they ever sold on to other air forces?
For John McGeohan...at the end of WW2 the B29 was the world's most advanced bomber, with cabin pressure for instance. In 1944 Russians confiscated 3 B29's from an emergency landing in the USSR and refused to return them. They reverse engineered the B29, rivet for rivet, making 847 EXACT copies. It was called the Tupolev 4...NATO name 'Bull'.
"Pap-Pap" as the grandchildren called him or just "Ernie" as everyone else who knew him, would have loved that picture. Lt.Col. Ernest E. Booth flew those in Korea and told me stories about them.
As for numbers: over 18,000 B-24's were built and there are only 2 flying today.
As for numbers: over 18,000 B-24's were built and there are only 2 flying today.
Lucius Gravely - Your production total is close for the Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft.
According to Boeing's records and website, only 3,970 B-29 Superfortress aircraft were built...
"Boeing built a total of 2,766 B-29s at plants in Wichita, Kan., (previously the Stearman Aircraft Co., merged with Boeing in 1934) and in Renton, Wash. The Bell Aircraft Co. built 668 of the giant bombers in Georgia, and the Glenn L. Martin Co. built 536 in Nebraska. Production ended in 1946."
http://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-29-superfortress.page
According to Boeing's records and website, only 3,970 B-29 Superfortress aircraft were built...
"Boeing built a total of 2,766 B-29s at plants in Wichita, Kan., (previously the Stearman Aircraft Co., merged with Boeing in 1934) and in Renton, Wash. The Bell Aircraft Co. built 668 of the giant bombers in Georgia, and the Glenn L. Martin Co. built 536 in Nebraska. Production ended in 1946."
http://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-29-superfortress.page
Great to see 'Fifi' will have a playmate.
Thank you bro. Love the new learning for us all.
John mcGeoghan - as regarding other operators, Wiki shows that 87 B-29 Superfortress were loaned to the U.K., who operated this type as the Washington B.1. Of those 87, the Royal Australian Air Force acquired 2 former R.A.F. aircraft for trials.
As Bror Monberg related, the Soviet Union copied the B-29 and put their version into production. They could be considered as an operator of a B-29... if the Tu-4 "Bull" is accepted as a "true" B-29. There were some material differences, however, in that the Tupolev design bureau used different engines, different defensive armament, and their "reverse engineering" endeavor had to adapt to metric thickness and gauges of Soviet aluminum.
The U.S. Navy acquired 4 from the U.S. Air Force in 1947 and operated these as P2B-1S patrol bombers. These 4 aircraft were given U.S. Navy bureau numbers. One was configured as a "mother ship" for the Navy's D-558-2 Douglas Skyrocket research aircraft. Test pilot Scott Crossfield exceeded mach 2 in the Navy's Skyrocket in 1953. Two of the others were subsequently modified as anti-submarine patrol bombers and redesignated as a P2B-2S by the Navy.
As Bror Monberg related, the Soviet Union copied the B-29 and put their version into production. They could be considered as an operator of a B-29... if the Tu-4 "Bull" is accepted as a "true" B-29. There were some material differences, however, in that the Tupolev design bureau used different engines, different defensive armament, and their "reverse engineering" endeavor had to adapt to metric thickness and gauges of Soviet aluminum.
The U.S. Navy acquired 4 from the U.S. Air Force in 1947 and operated these as P2B-1S patrol bombers. These 4 aircraft were given U.S. Navy bureau numbers. One was configured as a "mother ship" for the Navy's D-558-2 Douglas Skyrocket research aircraft. Test pilot Scott Crossfield exceeded mach 2 in the Navy's Skyrocket in 1953. Two of the others were subsequently modified as anti-submarine patrol bombers and redesignated as a P2B-2S by the Navy.
1944 BOEING B-29
THANK YOU! to everyone who help keep these Ol birds flying.
THANK YOU! to everyone who help keep these Ol birds flying.
Thank you all that have made comments on any of my photographs over the years, especially Cliff371! Whether it’s positive or if I was in a hurry and tagged a photo wrong and you brought it to my attention or just constructive criticism, thank you. I suffered a severe foot injury that has had me sidelined for what seems an eternity but I am almost finally healed and will be back in tennis shoes shortly and will soon be back doing what I love to do, photographing and documenting all these wonderful aircraft.
Happy to see you back here ppick. Paul right? Looking forward to your future shots and welcome back.
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2025年06月29日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 13時44分 CDT | 14時17分 CDT | 0:33 |
2025年06月29日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 10時38分 CDT | 11時13分 CDT | 0:34 |
2025年06月29日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 08時54分 CDT | 09時27分 CDT | 0:32 |
2025年06月28日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 13時48分 CDT | 14時18分 CDT | 0:29 |
2025年06月28日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 10時40分 CDT | 11時09分 CDT | 0:29 |
2025年06月28日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 09時00分 CDT | 09時31分 CDT | 0:31 |
2025年06月27日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 17時02分 CDT | 17時23分 CDT | 0:20 |
2025年06月27日 | Unknown | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 16時07分 CDT | 16時52分 CDT | 0:44 |
2025年06月23日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | ウィチタ・ミッド・コンティエント空港 (KICT) | 08時00分 EDT | 10時41分 CDT | 3:40 |
2025年06月22日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 13時50分 EDT | 14時10分 EDT | 0:19 |
2025年06月22日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 10時36分 EDT | 11時07分 EDT | 0:30 |
2025年06月22日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 08時28分 EDT | 08時58分 EDT | 0:29 |
2025年06月21日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 13時51分 EDT | 14時08分 EDT | 0:16 |
2025年06月21日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 10時41分 EDT | 11時13分 EDT | 0:31 |
2025年06月21日 | Unknown | Dayton, OH付近 | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 08時28分 EDT | 08時38分 EDT | 0:09 |
2025年06月20日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 09時43分 EDT | 10時13分 EDT | 0:30 |
2025年06月20日 | Unknown | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 07時59分 EDT | 08時31分 EDT | 0:31 |
2025年06月18日 | B29 | リッチモンド国際空港 (KRIC) | James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) | 15時29分 EDT | 17時35分 EDT | 2:05 |
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