The B-29 was the original production version of the Superfortress. Since the new bomber was urgently needed, the production design was developed in tandem with the service testing. In fact, the first B-29 was completed only two months after the delivery of the first YB-29. Forty-six B-29s of this variant, built by the Glenn L. Martin Company at its Omaha plant, were used as the aircraft for the atomic bomb missions, modified to Silverplate specifications.
Название: Superfortress: The Boeing B-29 (Squadron Signal 6028)
Steve Birdsall (Author), Don Greer (Illustrator), Rob Stern (Illustrator)
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1980
Формат: PDF
Язык: English
Страниц: 81
Размер: 53 Mb