The B-29 had a maxium speed of 357 MPH, and a cruising speed of 220 MPH. It had a combat range of 3,250 miles and could fly at 33,600 feet. It was armed with 12 .50 cal. machine guns (some had a 20 mm tail gun) and could carry 20,000 pounds of bombs. It had a crew of 11 men.
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The plane was known as a B-29 Super fortress.
yes, in August 1945 by a US B29...............also Nagasaka got an A bomb......
The Enola Gay was painted by the crew men of that B29 and some of the men who served under Colonel Paul Tibbits.
The B-29 super fortress that dropped the first atomic bomb was called Enola Gay (named after the pilots mother)
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