The night the bomber was shot down ... the villagers to realize they were the same--humans.” That night, the B-29 crew member slept on a futon laid out at the village office.

The crew’s Boeing B-29 Superfortress was part of a U.S. air raid on Omuta, a nearby city with munition factories, early on July 27, 1945. The bomber, whose serial number was 42-94098 ...

"Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated, propeller-driven, bomber to fly during World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Boeing installed ...

reminding generations of the bomber's historical significance. B-29 Stratofortress: The WWII Bomber That Shaped Aviation History The American-made B-29 “Stratofortress” is perhaps best ...