OME, Japan — A California man recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 ...

HELENA -- On May 27, 1945, Helena Air Corps pilot 1st Lt. Stanley Black’s B-29 bomber “Tinny Anne” was shot down over the mountains of Japan during a combat mission ...

The crash was a massive setback for a program that could not afford to fail. ... The B-29, the bomber that ended World War II, went from drawing board to combat in under four years.

While the plane became the most produced bomber ... Yet like the B-29 ... final B-24 mission to rescue a crew that had crashed in the Pacific—only to experience and barely survive a second crash ...

Doc, N69972, one of just two B-29 bombers that remain in flying condition left in the world, was seen passing over Hanover around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, at a height of just 5,000 feet ...

This B-29 Superfortress Bomber is one of only two remaining that are air worthy and flying today. This B-29, affectionally known as Doc Doc, was built in Wichita, Kansas.

On a bombing run over Japan in 1945, a white phosphorus flare exploded inside a B-29 bomber. What happened next defied physics and fear: radio operator Henry Erwin picked up the burning device ...

The B-29 Superfortress wasn’t just another bomber - it was the most advanced warplane of World War II. From its pressurized cabin to its massive bomb load, this aircraft changed aerial warfare ...

The B-2 entered the Air Force inventory in 1997 and has remained an active strategic bomber ever since, though only 21 were produced. This was partly due to its cost, which was immense, as each ...

What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during the Second World War. -Notably, the B-17 dropped ...