| B-29 Superfortress | |
|---|---|
 Boeing B-29 assigned to B-29 Transition Training School, Maxwell Field, Alabama | |
| General information | |
| Type | Strategic bomber |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Status | Retired (see Surviving aircraft) |
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces |
| Number built | 3,960 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1943–1946[1] |
| Introduction date | 8 May 1944 |
| First flight | 21 September 1942[2] |
| Retired | 21 June 1960 |
| Variants | All models Boeing KB-29 Superfortress XB-39 Superfortress Boeing XB-44 Superfortress Boeing B-50 Superfortress |
| Developed into | Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Tupolev Tu-4 |
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a United States Army Air Forces long range, strategic heavy bomber that was produced in many experimental and production models from 1943 to 1946.
- ^ "Boeing B-29." Boeing. Retrieved: 5 August 2010.
- ^ LeMay and Yenne 1988, p. 60.