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N529B, 1944 Boeing B-29A-60-BN Superfortress, C/N: 11547
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N529B, 1944 Boeing B-29A-60-BN Superfortress, c/n 11547, Seen from the control tower - an unusual view
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Seen from the control tower - an unusual view
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Shot Date 2002-07-30
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The Eastern Iowa Airport
Upload Date 2007-04-12
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N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', rear view of the retractable hydraulic skid plate that protects FIFI's rear fuselage on takeoff. See adjacent photo for side view. All B-29s and later variants have this skid plate. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ SZP - 1944, Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, rear ventral gun turret and rear crew hatch. All turret guns were fired by an early computer system. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
N529B @ KOSH - AIRVENTURE 2011 - by Todd Royer
Todd Royer
@ KOSH
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', the rear gunner had two .50 caliber machine guns and a 20-mm cannon. In the Korean War the B-29 was second only to the F-86 SABRE jet in number of enemy air to air kills. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ KOSH - AIRVENTURE 2011 - by Todd Royer
Todd Royer
@ KOSH
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