by Larry A Brechner

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was introduced in WW II (1944) as an eventual replacement for the B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers. Its 3700 mile (5955km) combat range carrying 20,000 lbs (9070kg) of bombs was used primarily in the Pacific theater where its long range made it effective in the island hopping campaign. B-29s served into the post war and into the Korean War era but eventually were replaced by jet-powered bombers. This B-29 “Bockscar” was one of 36 specially modified “Silverplate” B-29s with all the armor stripped away and only the 20mm tail cannon remaining for defense specifically to deliver atomic bombs. Its sister ship, the “Enola Gay,” dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and “Bockscar” delivered the “Fat Man” atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days later. It arrived at the museum in 1961.

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