B-29 Superfortress
TypeStrategic bomber
OriginUSA
Era1944
UsersBoeing
About B-29 Superfortress
The most advanced bomber of WWII. Pressurized cabins allowed high-altitude flight. Carried the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Cost 3 billion dollars to develop, more than the Manhattan Project. The B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Enola Gay, is displayed at the Smithsonian.
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