The B-29 Superfortress was not designed to be nice. It was a pressurized, four-engine behemoth built for one specific purpose: to carry 20,000 pounds of explosive steel to the Japanese mainland. It ...

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 ...

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 ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—The restored B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” has paused its tour and will miss this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh after the historic warbird experienced trouble with one of its ...

There are few machines as awe-inspiring as some of the largest aircraft ever designed. The gargantuan Stratolaunch Roc, for instance, is much more than just a sight to marvel at: It's mind-boggling to ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - “Doc” returned to Wichita Tuesday, Aug. 24 after being docked for several weeks in Michigan with engine trouble. Doc, one of only two B-29s flying today was back in the air ...

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 ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: While the B-29 was responsible for the three deadliest bombing raids in history—the firebombing of Tokyo and the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—its ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – One of only two airworthy B-29 Superfortresses will be in Cleveland for several days beginning Monday, July 19. The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will be at Cleveland’s Burke ...