The Boeing B-29 Superfortress has carved its name in history as the bomber aircraft that dropped the world's first ever H-bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Flown mainly by the USAAF towards the end of WW2 and later during the Korean War; the four-engine B-29 was at the cutting edge of aeronautical design for its time; with pressurised crew accommodation; electronic fire-control system and remotely operated gun turrets.
#19474132 in Books 2002-10-10Original language:English #File Name: 0854202560175 pages
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