On February 18, 1943, with World War II raging in Europe and Asia, a hulking structure rolled onto the tarmac of Boeing Field, about five miles south of Seattle’s city center. Veteran Boeing test ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — From the depths of the desert to soaring over the Sunflower State. After years of hard work, a B-29 Superfortress is reliving its glory days. Wichita’s World War II bomber, the ...

Living the Legacy of One of History’s Greatest Aircraft, and Its Greatest Generation. This suddenly seems right. After two hours of never-ending Michigan road construction, I exit the main I-75 ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Four-engine heavy bomber with ...

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 ...

During the war, Wendover Army Air Base was one of the country's most secretive locations. Wendover AFB History Office Toward the end of 1943, Manhattan Project scientists at a secret mountain ...