Doug Robertson's Photo Gallery

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each. On long final for Rwy 26. See CAF formation arrival shots on my Airports-CMA.

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, on final for displaced-threshold Rwy 26

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each. Landing on CMA's displaced-threshold Rwy 26. Note adjacent windsock.

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, taxi on #2 and #3 engines back after landing Rwy 26.

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, taxi back on #2 and #3 engines after landing Rwy 26

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each. Taxi with #1 and #4 engines shut down to save fuel. Makes perfect sense to me!

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, taxi on #2 and #3 engines.

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, taxi on #2 and #3 engines. Only one still flying of 3,970 B-29s made ending May, 1946.

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each. Taxi back on #2 and #3 engines after landing Rwy 26 with all four. Saves 100LL!

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. OK, enough detail teasing-time to see the entire plane. Taxi turn on #2 & #3 engines to CAF ramp.

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. One huge airplane-only B-29 left flying. I need a wider-angle lens!

1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged 2,200 Hp each, four-blade CS props and prop hub.