Directory of B-29 Superfortress Resources

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Intended for English language sites that primarily deal with the B-29 Superfortress, which was designed in 1940 as an eventual replacement for the B-17 and B-24. The Superfortress was pressurized for high altitudes and featured remotely-controlled gun turrets. It first saw combat in the Pacific.

Resources in This Category

• 39th Bomb Group (VH) (Guam 1945)

  http://39th.org/
  Official site with unit and crew histories, individual veteran profiles, and mission summaries.

• 444th Bombardment Group Association

  http://www.freewebs.com/444thbg/
  Association and website dedicated to the WWII B-29 Superfortress unit the, 444th BG: 58th Bomb Wing, 20th Army Air Force, CBI / W. Field Tinian - One of the two original B-29 combat groups.

• Dave Norton

  http://www.summitlake.com/WRITING/B-29.html
  Creative writing titled "Requiem for an Aircraft, Farewell to a Pilot", about flying in a Superfortress.

• Desert USA

  http://www.desertusa.com/desert-activity/b29.html
  Article titled "B-29 Superfortress Saved From a Desert Death". An army of museum volunteers rescues a World War II B-29 Superfortress from the desert for restoration.

• Federation of American Scientists

  http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-29.htm
  Brief history, specifications, and photos.

• March Air Field Museum

  http://www.marchfield.org/
  Photos, specifications, and history.

• The Last Flight of the B-29 Kee Bird

  http://www.b29keebird.net/
  On February 21, 1947 a U.S. Army Air Corps arctic-modified B-29 (known as an F-13) named the "Kee Bird" became lost, ran out of fuel and was forced to crash land. The story is told by the crew members.

• Warbird Alley

  http://www.warbirdalley.com/b29.htm
  Photo, history, and statistics.

 

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