Boeing KB-29 Superfortress

Main article: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
KB-29
KB-29M refueling KB-29MR
General information
TypeStrategic Tanker
ManufacturerBoeing
Statusretired
Primary userUnited States Air Force
Number built282 total conversions
History
Manufactured92 KB-29M, 74 KB-29MR,[1] 116 KB-29P[2]
Introduction date1948
Developed fromB-29 Superfortress
Experimental Boeing YKB-29T Superfortress (Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress) 45–21734, assigned to the 421st Air Refueling Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, 1954 Returned to United States and retired to AMARC, Feb 1955.

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P.

The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to operate the KB-29M tankers.[1] The 303d Bombardment Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB flew B-29s and KB-29s from 1951 to 1953 that provided training for strategic bombardment and air refueling operations to meet SAC's global commitments.[3] Deployed at Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco, 5 Oct – 6 November 1952.[3]

  1. ^ a b Baugher's Encyclopedia of American Aircraft Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine KB-29M/MR Details
  2. ^ Baugher's Encyclopedia of American Aircraft Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine KB-29P Details
  3. ^ a b Strategic-Air-Command.com's 303d BW Davis-Monthan AFB