B-29 Superfortress

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The B-29 Superfortress was designed for high level bombing. The plane had a pressurized fuselage, which allowed it to fly above the range of most enemy fighters. The planes were sent in 1944 to the Marianas Island to make attacks on the Japanese mainland. The most famous of these planes, the Enola-Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

	B-29 Superfortress
Type of Bomber	High Altitude Heavy
Crew	10 to 14
Wing Span feet	141.25
meters	43.05
Length feet	99
meters	30.2
Height Feet	27.75
meters	8.46
Weight pounds	74,500
kilograms	33,795
Max Speed MPH	357
km/h	575
Typical Range Miles	3,250
kilometer	5,230
Bomb Capacity pounds	20,000
kilograms	9,072
Wing Bomb Capacity pounds	Possible 22,000
Years Produced	1943-1946
Manufacture	Boeing
Number of Engines	4
Horse Power in Engine	2,200
Country	United States