![]() This mid-wing bomber had four 3,500 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engines. The USAAF's intent in building the B-29 was to have an aircraft that was capable of winning the war through sheer destructive power-by destroying the enemy homeland. Although disassembled in 1960 the plane is now fully restored and on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.īoeing B-29 Superfortress Designed to meet an American need for a very heavy, long range bomber, the B-29 Superfortress was first flown on September 21st, 1942. An eleven man crew flew the mission from Tinian Island led by Colonel Paul Tibbetts who named the plane after his mother. History was made on August 6th 1945 when the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb, code-named "Little Boy", that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima. USAAF 509th Composite Group, #44-86292 Enola Gay, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6th 1945 Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available.Ītlas Editions Bombers of World War II 3903-003 We regret this item is no longer available for sale.
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