Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber
View of Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight. Label on back: "Superfortress, queen of stratosphere. In a world of its own speed the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, photographed against the snowy slopes of Washington's Mount Rainier. The mammoth new Boeing bomber, nearest of any airplane yet to being all-electrically operated, is a model of streamlining. Tucked out of sight is the tricycle landing gear, including the first dual wheels over to be used on the nose gear of an airplane. Four Wright Cyclone engines equipped with turbo-superchargers that permit high altitude flying, develop a maximum of 8,800 h.p. External armament details have been deleted from the picture for security reasons. Cleared by War Department. From: Boeing News Bureau, Seattle, Wichita." Stamped on back: "Courtesy of News Bureau, Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Washington. Designers and builders of the B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, Stratoliner, Clipper." Handwritten on back: "Aircraft in action."
- Resource ID:
- na032504
- Subject:
- B-29 (Bomber)
- Boeing bombers
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Aircraft in action, 85:10
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.