The B-29

[CourierDriver]

http://mortefontainevillage.pagesperso-orange.fr/marcbrecy/b29.html

You can fly when your older..................

 

[simple_gifts]

top notch story; thanks.

 

[ls1mike]

Great Story. I love it.

You should look up the Russian B-29

 

[Eddie]

Wonderful-Thank you.. Ed

 

[sasilverbullet]

I liked the "Rosie the riveter"!

 

[splinter]

Excellent. Beautiful machine and proud folks that made 'em happen.

So pleased grandpa bought those "War Bonds."

 

[gman2304]

Watching wwII in color now on AMH, and the B29's are dropping incindiary bombs on Japan in this episode.

 

[MCompact]

Originally Posted By: ls1mike
Great Story. I love it.

You should look up the Russian B-29


As well as the Russian ME 262- the Sukhoi Su-9.
I'm sad that I was born too late to ever see a B-36 in flight.

 

[AandPDan]

Thank you for the link. I love the sound of a recip.

 

[tig1]

Great story. When in the Navy in the mid 60's I worked and flew in the Navy's P2V Neptune. It had two R3350 radial engines and two J34 turbo jets. The R3350 was the engine on the B 29. The only difference was the B 29s engines were supercharged and the Neptunes were turbo charged. As an engine mechanic I spent many hours skinning my knuckles on the 18 cylinders of the R3350.

 

[Schmoe]

Got to see FiFi when it flew into Fort Sill years ago and then when it left, it buzzed the post. Wow.

 

[andyd]

Tig1 were you ever stationed at NAS Weymouth? I used to see the P3 out over the bay. My cousin worked on the line making them. She was proud to be a part of the team that built the Orion.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

The Enola Gay and Bockscar were both made at the Martin Bomber Plant in Bellevue, Nebraska by a lot of Nebraska ladies just like Rosie. The site is now Offutt Air Force Base, which is the biggest employer in the state.

 

[GrtArtiste]

Originally Posted By: HosteenJorje
The Enola Gay and Bockscar were both made at the Martin Bomber Plant in Bellevue, Nebraska by a lot of Nebraska ladies just like Rosie. The site is now Offutt Air Force Base, which is the biggest employer in the state.


Don't forget The Great Artiste

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Artiste

GrtArtiste

 

[Blaze]

great clip here!

 

[tig1]

Originally Posted By: andyd
Tig1 were you ever stationed at NAS Weymouth? I used to see the P3 out over the bay. My cousin worked on the line making them. She was proud to be a part of the team that built the Orion.


No, I was stationed at NAS Brunswick, Me. VP-11.