This installment of Randy's Warbird Profiles takes an in-depth look at the Commemorative Air Force's iconic Boeing B-29 ...

Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the U.S. Army Air Corps recognized the need for a new bomber able to reinforce the service’s fleets in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska.

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress, ... To produce such an aircraft, Boeing took a step beyond its B-17 — the Flying Fortress — which would also feature prominently in the conflict.

Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As a four-engine bomber, it offered greater payload capacity and range ...

On May 17, the B-29 Doc bomber flew to the Texarkana Regional Airport. Built in 1944, “Doc” is one of only two B-29 fortress aircraft still flying today. “The United States built just under 4,000 of ...

To produce all 3,943 B-29 Superfortresses, it cost $3.7 billion, which comes out to $930,000 per bomber. Adjusted for inflation, it's even more costly.

Enola Gay flew as the advance weather reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29, The Great Artiste, flew as an observation aircraft on both missions. Long Description Boeing's B-29 Superfortress ...

A Boeing 29 built in 1944, now named "Doc," is one of the only two B-29 Superfortress' that are still able to fly to this day. This afternoon, it landed at Drake Field in Fayetteville.

From April 23-27, you have the chance to visit a B-29 Superfortress parked at Phoenix Goodyear Airport. It's one of more than 1,600 B-29 bombers that were built in Kansas during World War II ...

The B-29's visit will be the first by a WWII plane since the late 1990s and early 2000s, when a B-17 Flying Fortress visited the airport at least twice. Each year, ...

Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the U.S. Army Air Corps recognized the need for a new bomber able to reinforce the service’s fleets in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska.