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Aircraft Photos Taken at Camarillo Airport (cma)

Camarillo, CA

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  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, tail gunner turret and aft ventral gun turret. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder engines 2,200 Hp each, forward dorsal and ventral gun turrets and dual nose wheel landing gear. Forward bomb bay doors open. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines, 2,200 Hp each, ADF antenna, forward dorsal turret and observation dome - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, rear crew hatch & dorsal gun turret remotely controlled by an early, but effective computer system. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, aft dorsal gun turret with gunner viewing domes - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged 2,200 Hp each, aft ventral gun turret - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', the gunners looked through domed windows for enemy aircraft and the central fire control gunner operated the computer firing system gun turrets, very effective for the time. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, #4 engine cowl, 4-blade CS prop and forward bomb bay doors open - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • 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 by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • 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 by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', a tricycle-gear aircraft, the retractable hydraulically-damped skid plate protects the rear fuselage on takeoff, and yes-it has many skid marks on the replaceable plate. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, forward bomb bay ladder entry to cockpit crew areas. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI'. four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Personnel tunnel to aft crew compartment positions-a long but pressurized crawl above bomb bays. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Aircraft Commander/Pilot position, flight controls and panels. Bosses aircrew of 10 or 11. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Copilot's position, flight controls and panels. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA
  • N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Navigator's desk, chart and instrument panel. Sits behind pilot position. - by Doug Robertson by Doug Robertson @ CMA