B-29 SUPERFORTRESS

Historical Note:       Boeing designed and built these big bombers with the single purpose of destroying the Japanese Empire. The B-29 entered service in October 1944.

The B-29 Superfortress is a strategic bomber type of aircraft. Its maiden flight was on the 21st of September 1942. Its primary users are the United States Army Air Force, Royal Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force.

It is a four-engine bomber propeller aircraft flown by the US Army Air Forces in World War II and later by other military organizations. Its name Superfortress came from the well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress. It is said to be one of the largest aircrafts in service during World War II.

The B-29 Superfortress was also the most advanced bomber during that time. It has a pressurized cabin, a central fire-control system, and remote controlled machine gun turrets.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress has many variants; each has a specific unique element. The first variant is the XB-29 which is the prototype model that was delivered to the Army Air Corps. The aircraft’s testing continued until February 18, 1943 when the second prototype crashed, causing a lot of peoples lives including a number of Boeing personnel that was involved in the aircraft’s design. After the incident, the US Army Air Forces and some congressional committee investigated the B-29 programme and later assigned the Army Air Force to take charged over its programme. The B-29 is another variant and is the original production version of the Superfortress.

Scale:    1:77
W/S:      22.0 inches, 
Lgth:      15.4  inches

Item Number:    TMC-AB29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Price:    $169.95