The initial design, known as the Boeing Model 334, evolved into the Model 345, which incorporated numerous advanced features. The B-29's first flight took place on September 21, 1942, and it was ...

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress, while not on the scale of the 1.3 million pound Roc, ... there was no mass-produced aircraft model on the planet larger than the Superfortress at the time of its ...

Following Labor Day weekend, the Texas Air and Space Museum welcomes the B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” as part of the AirPower History Tour of the Commemorative Air Force.

Tour visitor Thomas Moeller came from his retirement home to see a B-29 fly for the first time. He said he has kept a model of the B-29 in his bedroom for nearly 60 years.