1945 Japan–Washington flight
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The 1945 Japan–Washington flight was a record-breaking air voyage made by three modified Boeing B-29 Superfortresses on September 18–19, 1945, from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō nonstop to
William "Butch" Blanchard pictured in China one year before the record-breaking flight.
B-29 Number 2 at Sapporo Air Base. Gun turrets are absent, replaced by smooth fairings.
Dumbo rescue aircraft stood by on alert.
Greeted upon arrival in Washington: Curtis LeMay (far left), Emmett O'Donnell and Barney Giles (far right) pose with "Hap" Arnold (in tie).
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a retired American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Name
Boeing B-29-70-BW Superfortress 469972 Doc – one of only two surviving airworthy models
YB-29 Superfortresses in flight
The length of the 141-foot (43 m) wing span of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress based at Davis-Monthan Field is vividly illustrated here with the cloud-topped Santa Catalina Mountains as a contrasting background.
Boeing assembly line at Wichita, Kansas (1944)