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Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Heavy bomber

Washington in UK service

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  • First flight1942
  • Introduction8 May 1944
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built3,970

History

Washington in UK service

Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
11 (Pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator, radar observer, right gunner, left gunner, central fire control, tail gunner)
Length
99 ft
Wingspan
141 ft 3 in
Height
27 ft 9 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
357 mph
Range
3,250 mi
Service ceiling
31,850 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
4 × Wright R-3350-23 Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled turbosupercharged radial piston engines (2,200 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: {{bulleted list, |10 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2/ANs in remote-controlled turrets. (omitted from Silverplate B-29s), |2 ×.50 BMG and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon in tail position (the cannon was later removed) }}; Bombs: 5000 lbs over 1600 mile radius at high altitude, 12000 lbs over 1600 mile radius at medium altitude, 20000 lbs maximum over short distances at low altitude, Could be modified to carry two 22000 lb Grand Slam (bomb), Grand Slam bombs externally, or one 44,600 pound T-12 Cloudmaker deep penetration bomb., Little Boy, Mark I, Fat Man, Mark III, Mark 4 nuclear bomb, Mark 4 and Mark
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