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.infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-label{width:30%;padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-data{width:50%}}</style><table class="infobox ib-aircraft vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">B-29 Superfortress</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg/300px-B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg/450px-B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg/600px-B29.maxwell.750pix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="860" data-file-height="587" /></a></span> <div class="ib-aircraft-caption">Boeing B-29 assigned to B-29 Transition Training School, <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Air_Force_Base" title="Maxwell Air Force Base">Maxwell Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Strategic_bomber" title="Strategic bomber">Strategic bomber</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Retired (see <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress#Surviving_aircraft" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Surviving aircraft</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a><div> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">3,960</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufactured</th><td class="infobox-data">1943–1946<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">8 May 1944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">21 September 1942<sup id="cite_ref-lemay_p60_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lemay_p60-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">21 June 1960</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data">All models<br /><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KB-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing KB-29 Superfortress">Boeing KB-29 Superfortress</a><br /><a href="/wiki/XB-39_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="XB-39 Superfortress">XB-39 Superfortress</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-44_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing XB-44 Superfortress">Boeing XB-44 Superfortress</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">Boeing B-50 Superfortress</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed into</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boeing_377_Stratocruiser" title="Boeing 377 Stratocruiser">Boeing 377 Stratocruiser</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4" title="Tupolev Tu-4">Tupolev Tu-4</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortress</a> is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> long range, strategic heavy bomber that was produced in many <a href="/wiki/Experimental_aircraft" title="Experimental aircraft">experimental</a> and production models from 1943 to 1946. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="XB-29">XB-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: XB-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Baugher<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing_XB-29.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boeing_XB-29.jpg/220px-Boeing_XB-29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boeing_XB-29.jpg/330px-Boeing_XB-29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boeing_XB-29.jpg/440px-Boeing_XB-29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1185" /></a><figcaption>Boeing XB-29-BO (S/N 41-002, the first XB-29 built)</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>XB-29</b>, Boeing Model 345, was the first accepted <a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">prototype</a> or experimental model delivered to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">Army Air Corps</a>, incorporating a number of improvements on the design originally submitted, including more and larger guns and <a href="/wiki/Self-sealing_fuel_tank" title="Self-sealing fuel tank">self-sealing fuel tanks</a>. Two aircraft were ordered in August 1940, and a third was ordered in December. A <a href="/wiki/Mockup" title="Mockup">mockup</a> was completed in the spring of 1941, and it first flew on September 21, 1942. </p><p>Testing was conducted on the XB-29 until February 18, 1943, when the second prototype crashed. The flight was conducted by <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a>'s chief test pilot, <a href="/wiki/Edmund_T._%22Eddie%22_Allen" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund T. "Eddie" Allen">Edmund T. "Eddie" Allen</a> on a two-hour <a href="/wiki/Powerplant" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerplant">powerplant</a> performance test. The accident happened when leaking fuel from a filler cap in the wing leading edge ran down inside the leading-edge and ignited. The fire spread to the engines, and due to the much reduced power, the aircraft, unable to climb, crashed into the Frye meat-packing plant. The crash demolished the majority of the packing plant and killed all eleven XB-29 crew, 22 employees at the plant, and one fireman.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many leading Boeing personnel involved in the design perished in the accident; the pilot, Allen, was chief of the Research Division. After the crash, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> and a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">congressional</a> committee headed by then-<a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> investigated the B-29 program, issuing a scathing report, prompting the Army Air Forces to take control of the program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="YB-29">YB-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: YB-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing_YB-29.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Boeing_YB-29.jpg/220px-Boeing_YB-29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Boeing_YB-29.jpg/330px-Boeing_YB-29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Boeing_YB-29.jpg/440px-Boeing_YB-29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1225" /></a><figcaption>Boeing YB-29-BO (S/N 41-36957). Note the nose has an Erco ball turret with twin .50-cal. machine guns, and the fuselage package guns just below and aft of the cockpit have twin .50-cal. machine guns mounted.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>YB-29</b> was an improved XB-29 and 14 were built for service testing. Testing began in the summer of 1943, and dozens of modifications were made to the planes. The engines were upgraded from <a href="/wiki/Wright_R-3350" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright R-3350">Wright R-3350</a>-13s to R-3350-21s. Where the XB-29 had three-bladed props, the YB-29 had four-bladed propellers. Various alternatives to the remote-controlled defensive systems were tested on a number of them, particularly the fourth one delivered. After alternative arrangements had been fully tested, defensive armament was standardised at ten .50-calibre machine guns in turret-mounted pairs. The YB-29 also featured a better <a href="/wiki/Fire_control_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire control system">fire control system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="B-29">B-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: B-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>B-29</b> was the original production version of the Superfortress. Since the new bomber was urgently needed, the production design was developed in tandem with the service testing. In fact, the first B-29 was completed only two months after the delivery of the first YB-29. Forty-six B-29s of this variant, built by the <a href="/wiki/Glenn_L._Martin_Company" title="Glenn L. Martin Company">Glenn L. Martin Company</a> at its <a href="/wiki/Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha">Omaha</a> plant, were used as the aircraft for the <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Atomic bomb">atomic bomb</a> missions, modified to <a href="/wiki/Silverplate" title="Silverplate">Silverplate</a> specifications. </p><p>Some 2,513 B-29s were manufactured by Boeing-Wichita (1,620), Bell-Atlanta (357), and Martin-Omaha (536).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="B-29A">B-29A</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: B-29A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Baugher</i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:B29-20thaf.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/B29-20thaf.jpg/220px-B29-20thaf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/B29-20thaf.jpg/330px-B29-20thaf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/B29-20thaf.jpg/440px-B29-20thaf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1180" /></a><figcaption>Boeing B-29A-70-BN (S/N 44-62305). Note the streamlined top turret added on block 40 A models and later.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>B-29A</b> was an improved version of the original B-29 production model. This is the definitive wartime variant of the B-29. All 1,119 B-29A's were built at the <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> plant in <a href="/wiki/Renton,_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton, Washington</a>, formerly used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>. </p><p>Enhancements made in the B-29A included a better wing design and defensive modifications. Due to a demonstrated weakness to head-on fighter attacks, the number of machine guns in the forward dorsal turrets was doubled to four beginning with production block 20. Where the wings of previous models had been made by the sub-assembly of two sections, the B-29A wing was built up from three. This made construction easier, and increased the strength of the airframe. The B-29A was produced until May 1946, when the last aircraft was completed. It was employed up to, and through, the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, after which it was then quickly phased out when the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet" title="Boeing B-47 Stratojet">B-47 Stratojet</a> became operational. </p><p><b>Washington B Mk 1</b> – This was the service name given to 88 B-29As supplied to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="B-29B">B-29B</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: B-29B"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:B-29B.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/B-29B.jpg/220px-B-29B.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/B-29B.jpg/330px-B-29B.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/B-29B.jpg/440px-B-29B.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption>Boeing B-29B-60-BA (S/N 44-84061) "Pacusan Dreamboat"</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Baugher's Encyclopedia</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> & National Museum of the USAF<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>The <b>B-29B</b> was a modification used for low-level raids, designed with the intent of <a href="/wiki/Firebombing" title="Firebombing">firebombing</a> <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a>. Since fighter opposition was minimal over Japan in late 1944, many of the Army Air Force leadership — most notably <a href="/wiki/Curtis_LeMay" title="Curtis LeMay">Curtis LeMay</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/XXI_Bomber_Command" title="XXI Bomber Command">XXI Bomber Command</a> — felt that a (lighter) faster bomber would better evade Japanese <a href="/wiki/Flak" class="mw-redirect" title="Flak">flak</a>. </p><p>In the B-29B, as with the atomic raid-dedicated <i><a href="/wiki/Silverplate#Wartime_production_versions" title="Silverplate">Silverplate</a></i> versions earlier, all defensive armament was removed except for that in the tail turret. Initially the armament was two .50 in <a href="/wiki/M2_Browning_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="M2 Browning machine gun">AN/M2 machine guns</a> and one 20 mm <a href="/wiki/M2_cannon" class="mw-redirect" title="M2 cannon">M2 cannon</a> which was soon changed to three .50 in AN/M2s. The weight saved by removing the guns increased the top speed from 357 mph to 364 mph (575 km/h to 586 km/h). </p><p>Also incorporated on this version was an improved <a href="/wiki/AN/APQ-7" title="AN/APQ-7">APQ-7</a> "Eagle" bombing-through-overcast radar that was fitted in an airfoil-shaped radome under the fuselage.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All 311 B-29Bs were built at the <a href="/wiki/Bell_Aircraft_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell Aircraft Corporation">Bell</a> plant in <a href="/wiki/Marietta,_Georgia" title="Marietta, Georgia">Marietta, Georgia</a> ("Bell-Atlanta"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="B-29C">B-29C</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: B-29C"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>B-29C</b> was a modification of the B-29A re-engined with improved <a href="/wiki/Wright_R-3350" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright R-3350">Wright R-3350</a> Duplex-Cyclone engines. The Army Air Force originally ordered 5,000, but cancelled its request when <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> ended and none were built.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="B-29D_(XB-44)"><span id="B-29D_.28XB-44.29"></span>B-29D (XB-44)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: B-29D (XB-44)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Baugher<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <p>The <b>B-29D</b> was an improved version of the original B-29 design, featuring 28-cylinder <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-4360" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratt & Whitney R-4360">Pratt & Whitney R-4360</a>-35 <i>Wasp Major</i> engines of 3500 hp (2600 kW) each — nearly 60% more powerful than the usual <a href="/wiki/Wright_R-3350" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright R-3350"><i>Duplex-Cyclone</i></a>. It also had a taller vertical stabilizer and a strengthened wing. The <a href="/wiki/XB-44_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="XB-44 Superfortress">XB-44</a> was the testbed designation for the D model. </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> ended, the B-29D was given the quartet of Wasp Major engines to become the <a href="/wiki/B-50_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-50 Superfortress">B-50</a>, which served throughout the 1950s in the U.S. bomber fleet. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Test_beds">Test beds</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Test beds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of B-29s were converted to serve as test beds for new systems. These all received variant designation, even though many existed only as a single converted aircraft. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="XB-29E">XB-29E</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: XB-29E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>XB-29E</b> for <a href="/wiki/Fire-control_system" title="Fire-control system">fire-control systems</a> (one converted) was a model B-29-45-BW.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="XB-29F">XB-29F</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: XB-29F"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>B-29F</b> for cold-weather operation in <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> were six converted B-29-BWs.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="XB-29G">XB-29G</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: XB-29G"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The B-29 was used in the development of <a href="/wiki/Jet_engine" title="Jet engine">jet engines</a>. Stripped of armament, a converted B-29B-55-BA<sup id="cite_ref-Birdsall_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birdsall-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (44-84043)(Bell) designated the <b>XB-29G</b> carried experimental <a href="/wiki/Jet_engine" title="Jet engine">jet engines</a> in its bomb bay, which were extended into the airstream for testing during flight. This plane was used to test the <a href="/wiki/Allison_J35" title="Allison J35">Allison J35</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_J47" title="General Electric J47">General Electric J47</a> and <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_J73" title="General Electric J73">J73</a> jet engines.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="XB-29H">XB-29H</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: XB-29H"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>XB-29H</b> to test armament configurations was a converted B-29A.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="YB-29J,_YKB-29J,_RB-29J"><span id="YB-29J.2C_YKB-29J.2C_RB-29J"></span>YB-29J, YKB-29J, RB-29J</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: YB-29J, YKB-29J, RB-29J"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Experimentation in piston engines continued. Six B-29s (redesignated <b>YB-29J</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of various designation were upgraded to R-3350-79 engines. Other engine-associated items were also upgraded, including new <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company" title="Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company">Curtiss</a> <a href="/wiki/Propeller_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Propeller (aircraft)">propellers</a>, and 'Andy Gump' cowlings, in which the oil coolers have separate air intakes. Two were later converted to aerial refueling tanker prototypes, and redesignated <b>YKB-29J</b>. The remainder were used for <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">reconnaissance</a>, and designated <b>RB-29J</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="KB-29_Tanker_Development">KB-29 Tanker Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: KB-29 Tanker Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KB-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing KB-29 Superfortress">Boeing KB-29 Superfortress</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="EB-29">EB-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: EB-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Baugher<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg/220px-McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg/330px-McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg/440px-McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin_and_EB-29_mothership.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="981" /></a><figcaption>McDonnell XF-85 Goblin and EB-29 mothership.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>EB-29</b> (E stands for exempt), was used as a carrier aircraft in which the bomb bay was modified to accept and launch experimental aircraft. They were converted in the years following <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. One EB-29 was converted to carry the famous <a href="/wiki/Bell_X-1" title="Bell X-1">Bell X-1</a> until it was replaced by a <a href="/wiki/B-50_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-50 Superfortress">B-50</a>. Another was used to carry and test the <a href="/wiki/XF-85_Goblin" class="mw-redirect" title="XF-85 Goblin">XF-85 'parasite fighter'</a>. This fighter was intended to be carried by the <a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36" class="mw-redirect" title="Convair B-36">Convair B-36</a> on long-range missions to protect it from <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> fighters. Another EB-29 was used to carry two <a href="/wiki/F-84" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84">EF-84B Thunderjet</a> fighters as part of <a href="/wiki/Project_Tom-Tom" class="mw-redirect" title="Project Tom-Tom">Project Tom-Tom</a>. All three Tom-Tom aircraft (the B-29 and the two jet fighters) and their crews were lost in a crash on April 24, 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RB-29J_(RB-29,_FB-29J,_F-13,_F-13A)"><span id="RB-29J_.28RB-29.2C_FB-29J.2C_F-13.2C_F-13A.29"></span>RB-29J (RB-29, FB-29J, F-13, F-13A)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: RB-29J (RB-29, FB-29J, F-13, F-13A)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: see Baugher<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg/220px-Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg/330px-Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg/440px-Boeing_F-13_Superfortress.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="436" /></a><figcaption>An F-13 Superfortress</figcaption></figure> <p>Early <b>B-29/B-29As</b> that were modified for photo reconnaissance carried the <b>F-13/F-13A</b> designations, with "F" meaning 'photo'. The aircraft (118 modified B-29BWs and B-29As) carried three K-17B, two K-22 and one K-18 cameras. Between the end of World War II (1945) and 1948 the designation was changed to <b>FB-29J</b>. In 1948, the <b>F-13/FB-29</b>s were redesignated <b>RB-29</b> and <b>RB-29A</b>. </p><p>Six <b>B-29A/F-13As</b> were modified with the Wright R-3350-CA-2 fuel injected engines and designated at <b>YB-29J</b>s. These were then converted to <b>RB-29J</b>s.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1949, RB-29s were assigned to the <a href="/wiki/91st_Space_Wing#History" class="mw-redirect" title="91st Space Wing">91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing</a> and moved to <a href="/wiki/Yokota_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokota AB">Yokota AB</a>, Japan in December 1950; to provide support to the Korean War and attached to the <a href="/wiki/15th_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Air Force">15th Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Force_(United_States)" title="Far East Air Force (United States)">Far East Air Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="SB-29">SB-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: SB-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Birdsall<sup id="cite_ref-Birdsall_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birdsall-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing_SB-29.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Boeing_SB-29.jpg/220px-Boeing_SB-29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Boeing_SB-29.jpg/330px-Boeing_SB-29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Boeing_SB-29.jpg/440px-Boeing_SB-29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1180" /></a><figcaption>SB-29</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>SB-29 'Super Dumbo'</b> was a version of the B-29 adapted for <a href="/wiki/Air-sea_rescue" title="Air-sea rescue">air-sea rescue</a> duty after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Sixteen B-29s were modified to carry a droppable <a href="/wiki/A-3_lifeboat" title="A-3 lifeboat">A-3 lifeboat</a> under the fuselage; redesignated SB-29, they were used mainly as rescue support for air units that flew long distances over water. The first SB-29s were received by the <a href="/wiki/Air_Rescue_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Rescue Service">Air Rescue Service</a> in February 1947. With the exception of the forward lower gun turret, all defensive armament was retained; the aircraft additionally carried a variety of radio equipment, provisions, <a href="/wiki/Survival_kit" title="Survival kit">survival kits</a>, and extra <a href="/wiki/Aircrew#Military" title="Aircrew">crew</a>. The SB-29 was used operationally throughout the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> into the mid-1950s. It received its nickname from <i><a href="/wiki/Dumbo" title="Dumbo">Dumbo</a></i>, the Disney character, whose name was given to the <a href="/wiki/Dumbo_(air-sea_rescue)" title="Dumbo (air-sea rescue)">aircraft used in previous missions</a> to pick airmen up when they crashed at sea. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TB-29">TB-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: TB-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>TB-29</b> was a trainer conversion of B-29 used to train crew for bombing missions; some were also used to tow targets, and the designation included B-29s modified solely for that purpose. Their most important role was serving as radar targets in the 1950s when the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> was developing intercept tactics for its fighters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="WB-29">WB-29</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: WB-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg/220px-Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg/330px-Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg/440px-Boeing_WB-29A_462090_53_WRS_BWD_09.54_edited-5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption>Boeing WB-29A of the <a href="/wiki/53d_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron">53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron</a> in 1954</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd></dd></dl> <p>The <b>WB-29</b>s were production aircraft modified to perform weather monitoring missions. An observation position was fitted above the central fuselage section. They conducted standard data-gathering flights, including from the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> over the Atlantic. They were also used to fly into the eye of a <a href="/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">hurricane</a> or <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoon</a> to gather information. Following nuclear weapons tests, some WB-29s used air sampling scoops to test radiation levels. On 3 September 1949, a WB-29 returning from <a href="/wiki/Yokota_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokota AB">Yokota AB</a>, Japan, to <a href="/wiki/Eielson_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eielson AFB">Eielson AFB</a>, Alaska, recovered radioactive debris in air sampling scoops from the cloud generated by the <a href="/wiki/RDS-1" title="RDS-1">first atomic bomb test by the Soviet Union</a> on 29 August.<sup id="cite_ref-b29wr_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b29wr-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Airborne_Early_Warning">Airborne Early Warning</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Airborne Early Warning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1951, three B-29s were modified for use in the <a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">Airborne Early Warning program</a>. The upper section of the forward fuselage was extensively modified to house an <a href="/wiki/AN/APS-20" title="AN/APS-20">AN/APS-20</a>C search radar, and the interior was modified to house radar and <a href="/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure" title="Electronic countermeasure">Electronic Counter Measures (ECM)</a> equipment. This development led to production radar picket aircraft, including the <a href="/wiki/EC-121_Warning_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="EC-121 Warning Star">EC-121 Warning Star</a>. (×3, converted) </p><p>A Soviet-built copy of the B-29, the <a href="/wiki/Tu-4" class="mw-redirect" title="Tu-4">Tu-4</a>, was used as the platform for a Chinese experimental airborne early warning aircraft, the <a href="/wiki/KJ-1_AEWC" title="KJ-1 AEWC">KJ-1 AEWC</a>, in the 1970s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="MX-767_Banshee">MX-767 Banshee</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: MX-767 Banshee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A study for the conversion of B-29s to long-range <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Cruise missiles">cruise missiles</a> was conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Air_Materiel_Command" title="Air Materiel Command">Air Materiel Command</a> between 1946 and 1950; given the designation MX-767, it was given the codename Project Banshee. Flight tests were conducted, however no full conversions were carried out before the project was abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Navy_P2B_patrol_bomber">Navy P2B patrol bomber</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Navy P2B patrol bomber"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: Baugher</i><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> acquired four B-29-BWs from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">U.S. Army Air Forces</a> on March 14, 1947. These aircraft were modified for long-range patrol missions and given the designation P2B-1S with Navy <a href="/wiki/Bureau_Number" class="mw-redirect" title="Bureau Number">Bureau Numbers</a> (BuNo) 84028, 84029, 84030 and 84031. </p><p>BuNo 84029, previously AAF Ser. No. 45-21787,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was modified to carry the Navy's <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Aircraft">Douglas</a> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Skyrocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Skyrocket">D-558-2 Skyrocket</a> high-speed research aircraft. The <a href="/wiki/Bomb_bay" title="Bomb bay">bomb bay</a> was modified to carry the Skyrocket II under the belly and drop for supersonic speed testing. The first Skyrocket test flight occurred on September 8, 1950, with test pilot William B. Bridgeman, and George Jansen flying the B-29. <a href="/wiki/Scott_Crossfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Crossfield">Scott Crossfield</a> later broke Mach 2 flying the Skyrocket on November 20, 1953; the last Skyrocket flight was in December 1956. </p><p>The P2B-1S "mother-ship" was nicknamed <i>Fertile Myrtle</i> and was assigned the <a href="/wiki/NACA" class="mw-redirect" title="NACA">NACA</a> number 137. As of May 2013, this aircraft was in the collection of <a href="/wiki/Kermit_Weeks" title="Kermit Weeks">Kermit Weeks</a> at his <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_of_Flight" title="Fantasy of Flight">Fantasy of Flight</a> aviation museum in <a href="/wiki/Polk_City,_Florida" title="Polk City, Florida">Polk City, Florida</a>. The forward fuselage section was restored and briefly displayed at the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Air_Museum" title="Florida Air Museum">Florida Air Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida">Lakeland, Florida</a>. It has since been relocated to Fantasy of Flight's "Golden Hill" storage facility along with the remainder of the disassembled aircraft, awaiting future restoration to flyable status.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BuNo 84030 and 84031 were later modified into anti-submarine patrol bombers and redesignated P2B-2S.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="XB-39_Superfortress">XB-39 Superfortress</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: XB-39 Superfortress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Section source: see Baugher<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-39_Superfortress" title="Boeing XB-39 Superfortress">XB-39 Superfortress</a> was a single <a href="#YB-29">YB-29</a> modified to use water-cooled <a href="/wiki/Allison_V-3420" title="Allison V-3420">Allison V-3420</a>-17 Vee type engines. Since the Army Air Force was concerned that problems might develop with their first choice of engine, the <a href="/wiki/Wright_R-3350" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright R-3350">Wright R-3350</a>, they contracted <a href="/wiki/General_Motors_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="General Motors Corporation">General Motors</a> to test a modified aircraft to show that it could still be used if the R-3350 development was not successful. Since the R-3350 did not have significant enough problems to prevent its use, no XB-39s were ordered. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tupolev_Tu-4">Tupolev Tu-4</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Tupolev Tu-4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4" title="Tupolev Tu-4">Tupolev Tu-4</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg/220px-Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg/330px-Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg/440px-Tu-4-2008-Monino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Tupolev Tu-4 at Monino</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KJ-1_(Tupolev_Tu-4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/KJ-1_%28Tupolev_Tu-4%29.jpg/220px-KJ-1_%28Tupolev_Tu-4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/KJ-1_%28Tupolev_Tu-4%29.jpg/330px-KJ-1_%28Tupolev_Tu-4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/KJ-1_%28Tupolev_Tu-4%29.jpg/440px-KJ-1_%28Tupolev_Tu-4%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="615" /></a><figcaption>KJ-1 at the <a href="/wiki/China_Aviation_Museum" title="China Aviation Museum">China Aviation Museum</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>In 1945, three B-29s were forced to land in <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> territory after a bombing raid on Japan because of lack of fuel. Since the Soviet Union was not at war with Japan at the time, the aircraft and crew were interned. Eventually, the B-29 crew members were returned, but the aircraft remained in Russian hands. Seeking a modern long-range bomber, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stalin" title="Joseph Stalin">Joseph Stalin</a> ordered the <a href="/wiki/Tupolev" title="Tupolev">Tupolev</a> <a href="/wiki/OKB" title="OKB">OKB</a> to reverse-engineer the Superfortress. </p><p>The resulting aircraft first flew on May 19, 1947, and immediately began series production, totalling 847 Tu-4s. Although largely identical in appearance to American B-29s, the Tu-4 (<a href="/wiki/NATO_reporting_name" title="NATO reporting name">NATO reporting name</a>: "Bull") had Soviet-designed defensive guns and had been re-engineered to suit production using material of <a href="/wiki/Metric_system" title="Metric system">metric</a> thicknesses, resulting in an aircraft that was slightly heavier and slower than the B-29. The Tu-4 presented a significant leap forward in Soviet strategic bombing. Not only did the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Air_Forces" title="Soviet Air Forces">Soviet Air Forces</a> have the means to deliver nuclear weapons, but the Tu-4 had sufficient range to reach the United States on a one-way trip. On October 18, 1951, a Tu-4 was used in the first air-drop test of a Soviet <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Atomic bomb">atomic bomb</a>. </p><p>The Tu-4 had been phased out of Soviet service by the early 1960s, being replaced by more modern aircraft such as the <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95" title="Tupolev Tu-95">Tupolev Tu-95</a>. Although the Tu-4 had never delivered any explosive payload with offensive intent, it influenced Soviet aircraft technology, particularly airframe construction and onboard systems. Advanced transport and bomber variants of the Tu-4 design such as the <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-70" title="Tupolev Tu-70">Tu-70</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-75" title="Tupolev Tu-75">Tu-75</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-80" title="Tupolev Tu-80">Tu-80</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-85" title="Tupolev Tu-85">Tu-85</a>, were developed and built, but none of these achieved series production. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">People's Liberation Army Air Force</a> of <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">China</a> attempted to use the Tu-4 airframe in the <a href="/wiki/KJ-1_AEWC" title="KJ-1 AEWC">KJ-1</a> <a href="/wiki/Airborne_Early_Warning_and_Control" class="mw-redirect" title="Airborne Early Warning and Control">AWACS</a> aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_B-29_Superfortress_operators" class="mw-redirect" title="List of B-29 Superfortress operators">B-29 Superfortress operators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-29_Superfortresses" title="List of surviving Boeing B-29 Superfortresses">B-29 Superfortress survivors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bomber_aircraft" title="List of bomber aircraft">List of bomber aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" 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href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_202" title="Pan Am Flight 202">Pan Am Flight 202</a> <small>(1952)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Prestwick_air_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 Prestwick air disaster">1954 Prestwick air disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_845/26" title="Pan Am Flight 845/26">Pan Am Flight 845/26</a> <small>(1955)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_2" title="Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2">Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2</a> <small>(1956)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_6" title="Pan Am Flight 6">Pan Am Flight 6</a> <small>(1956)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_7" title="Pan Am Flight 7">Pan Am Flight 7</a> <small>(1956)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Notable aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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title="Lucky Lady II">Lucky Lady II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Luke_the_Spook" title="Luke the Spook">Luke the Spook</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Necessary_Evil_(aircraft)" title="Necessary Evil (aircraft)">Necessary Evil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Next_Objective" title="Next Objective">Next Objective</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Some_Punkins" title="Some Punkins">Some Punkins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Cargo_(aircraft)" title="Strange Cargo (aircraft)">Strange Cargo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Straight_Flush" title="Straight Flush">Straight Flush</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Artiste" title="The Great Artiste">The Great Artiste</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Secret_(aircraft)" title="Top Secret (aircraft)">Top Secret</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Up_An%27_Atom" title="Up An' Atom">Up An' Atom</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Notable flights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1_November_1944_reconnaissance_sortie_over_Japan" title="1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan">1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki" title="Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki">Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">In media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_in_fiction#B-29_Superfortress" title="Aircraft in fiction">Boeing B-29 Superfortress in fiction</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Birth_of_the_B-29" title="Birth 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