Most of the older performance aircraft still in use by the military - including the F-15, F-16, U-2 spy plane, B-52 and B-1 bomber, are off-limits to the general public. A ride in one usually is ...

Quiz time! Which secret American military project during World War II proved even more expensive than the $2 billion Manhattan Project which developed U.S. atomic bombs? That would be the $3 billion B ...

After undergoing several months of critical engine repairs, one of the world's last flying Boeing B-29 Superfortresses FIFI, has triumphantly returned to the skies on June 27th. Operated by the ...

Of the 3,900 B-29 bombers built between 1943 and 1946, only two are still flying, and both are kept in the air by not-for-profit organizations. FiFi, owned and operated by The Commemorative Air Force ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress could rightfully be described as the aircraft that ended the Second World War. It remains the only bomber to drop atomic bombs in wartime. The B-29 was designed in 1940 ...

Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...

The B-29 is small by contemporary air travel standards, but seems to take up more room than an Airbus, stretching its long, thin wings across the runway like it owns, not just Henderson airport, but ...

What do “Star Wars” and a World War II-era bomber have in common? The greenhouse, that glass enclosure at the nose of the plane. The B-29 bomber that inspired the design of the Millennium Falcon is on ...

A B-29 Superfortress on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The B-29 Doc is one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortresses made during World War II and ...

When it comes to the military aircraft that have shaped world history, there may be no single airplane model with a greater impact than the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 didn't just push the ...