The Commemorative Air Force in the US flies the only two airworthy Boeing B-29s, the most expensive weapon of World War Two. One pilot tells the BBC what it feels like to fly them.
The Boeing B-29 was the most advanced bomber of World War Two, and more expensive to design and build than the atomic bombs ...
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Warbird Pilot Mark Novak Reaches 1,000 Flight Hours in the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Pilot Mark Novak surpasses 1,000 hours in the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Learn about his career, flying both FIFI and Doc, and his mission to honor World War II veterans through flight.
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- The world’s only two flying examples of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress will be back this summer at EAA AirVenture. The 72nd year of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s fly-in ...
ABILENE, Texas — A piece of aviation history flew into Abilene Wednesday. This B-29 Superfortress Bomber is one of only two remaining that are air worthy and flying today. This B-29, affectionally ...
Two WWII bombers, the B-29 Superfortress "Doc" and B-25 Mitchell "Yellow Rose," will be on display and available for tours and flights in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this August. The event, hosted by the ...
It's no secret that military machines like bombers cost a lot of money, but every so often, something truly pricey rolls off the assembly lines. During World War II, defense industries across the ...
Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. American concerns that Great Britain might fall to Axis ...
The National Museum of the US Air Force has the world's only permanent public exhibition of a B-2. B-2 planes are known for their stealth technology, long flight range, and nuclear capability. The ...
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How Many B-17 Flying Fortresses Are Left?
Built from 1936 to 1945, about 45 intact Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress remain. Today, less than 10 are estimated to still be airworthy. There were 12,731 B-17s produced in total, of which 4,735 were ...
Lt. Col. Alvarez, a B-1B weapons systems officer and commander of the 345th Bomb Squadron, joins a short list of aircrew who have amassed 5,000-plus flying hours in the B-1B. Lt. Col. Eric Alvarez, a ...
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