A formidable aerial display of 'Doc', one of the last two B-29 bombers still flying
ENOne of the most famous bombers of all time is the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by the US in World War II.
The B-29 is famous for having been the model that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, one of the most terrible episodes of that war. Between 1943 and 1946, 3,970 heavy bombers of this type were built. The B-29 introduced advances such as a pressurized cabin as well as remotely controlled turrets.
After the war, the B-29 served as the launching pad for the Bell X-1, which on October 14, 1947 became the first supersonic aircraft in history, with the historic flight by Chuck Yeager. The B-29 continued in service until 1960. Today there are only 26 units left, and only two of them can fly: the 44-62070 "Fifi" (from 1942) and the 44-69972 "Doc" (from 1944). Neither of these two aircraft participated in combat actions during world war II.
Last year, "Doc" participated in the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow, in Wisconsin, United States. A few days ago, AirshowStuffVideos published the awesome video of this exhibition (I suggest you upload the volume of the speakers, the roar of the plane is spectacular):
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