B-29 Superfortress

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World War II aircraft heavy bomber military aircraft strategic bomber

The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.

Aliases (10)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress ×10
Silverplate B-29 modification ×2
USAAF B-29 bombers ×2
B-29 ×1
B-29 Superfortress bomber ×1
B-29 Superfortress bombers ×1
B-29 Superfortress operations ×1
B-29-45-MO Superfortress ×1
Silverplate B-29 ×1
United States Army Air Forces B-29 program ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → heavy bomber → military aircraft → strategic bomber →
armament	.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns → 20 mm cannon →
bombed	Hiroshima → Nagasaki →
bombLoad	20000 lb →
carried	Fat Man atomic bomb → Little Boy atomic bomb →
convertedTo	KB-29 tanker → RB-29 reconnaissance aircraft →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	10 → 11 →
cruiseSpeed	220 mph →
designer	Boeing →
developedFor	United States Army Air Corps →
developmentProgramName	Model 345 →
engineType	Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engine →
firstFlight	1942-09-21 →
height	27 ft 9 in →
inspiredDesign	Tupolev Tu-4 →
introduced	1944 →
length	99 ft 0 in →
manufacturer	Boeing →
maximumSpeed	357 mph →
maximumTakeoffWeight	133500 lb →
museumAircraftLocation	National Museum of the United States Air Force → Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum →
notableAircraft	Bockscar → Enola Gay →
notableFeature	central fire-control system → long-range capability → pressurized crew compartments → remote-controlled gun turrets →
notableOperation	strategic bombing campaign against Japan →
numberOfEngines	4 →
primaryUser	Royal Air Force → Soviet Air Forces → United States Air Force → United States Army Air Forces →
productionNumber	approximately 3970 units →
range	3250 mi →
retired	1960 →
role	long-range bomber →
serviceCeiling	31000 ft →
successor	B-50 Superfortress →
usedFor	firebombing raids → nuclear bombing missions → strategic bombing →
usedInConflict	Korean War → World War II →
wingspan	141 ft 3 in →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
509th Composite Group → Operation Meetinghouse → Twentieth Air Force ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") → atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki →	aircraftUsed
44-86292 ("Silverplate B-29 modification") → Bockscar ("Silverplate B-29 modification") →	aircraftConfiguration
Bockscar → Enola Gay ("B-29-45-MO Superfortress") →	aircraftType
Kawasaki Ki-45 ("USAAF B-29 bombers") → Nakajima Ki-44 ("USAAF B-29 bombers") →	usedAgainst
Project Alberta → atomic bombing of Nagasaki →	usedAircraft
Theodore Van Kirk →	aircraft
Haywood S. Hansell ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	aircraftCommanded
Paul W. Tibbets Jr. ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	aircraftFlown
44-86292 →	aircraftModel
Glenn L. Martin Company plant, Omaha, Nebraska →	aircraftModelProduced
Eighth Air Force →	aircraftOperated
Glenn L. Martin Company plant, Omaha, Nebraska ("United States Army Air Forces B-29 program") →	aircraftProducedFor
Bockscar ("B-29") →	aircraftSeries
509th Composite Group ("Silverplate B-29") →	aircraftVariant
Able ("B-29 Superfortress bomber") →	bombingPlatform
Tupolev Tu-4 ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	developedFrom
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	hasAircraftOnDisplay
United States Army Air Forces ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	mainBomberAircraft
Allied strategic bombers ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	notableAircraftType
Kawasaki Ki-100 ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	opponentAircraft
Nakajima Ki-84 ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	opposedAircraft
Glenn L. Martin Company plant, Omaha, Nebraska →	producedAircraftType
Circle R →	relatedTo
Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Boeing B-29 Superfortress") →	successor
Invasion of Tinian ("B-29 Superfortress operations") →	usedFor
Circle R ("B-29 Superfortress bombers") →	usedOn
Victor 82 →	usedOnAircraftType
Allied strategic bombing of Japan →	usesAircraft