Websites and resources about Military - B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress
Historical materials on the aircraft, it's missions and crews. Includes section on the 509th Composite Group which has nose art pictures and crew details of 15 aircraft assigned to the Group which was to deliver the atomic bombs to Japan.
http://home.att.net/~sallyann2/
B-29 Restoration
Photos, news, and aircraft history.
http://b-29.boeing.com/
Federation of American Scientists
Brief history, specifications, and photos.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-29.htm
National Air and Space Museum
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http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/boeing_b29.htm
March Air Field Museum
Photos, specifications, and history.
http://www.pe.net/~marfldmu/b29a.htm
General Paul Tibbets
that dropped the Hiroshima bomb.
http://www.theenolagay.com/
Dave Norton
, about flying in a Superfortress.
http://www.summitlake.com/WRITING/B-29.html
Warbird Alley
Photo, history, and statistics.
http://www.warbirdalley.com/b29.htm
Desert USA
. An army of museum volunteers rescues a World War II B-29 Superfortress from the desert for restoration.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/nov/stories/b29.html
Birds From Hell: History of the B-29
Summary of this book, from the publisher.
http://www.hellgatepress.com/books/5508.html
The Last Flight of the B-29 Kee Bird
became lost, ran out of fuel and was forced to crash land. The story is told by the crew members.
http://www.b29keebird.net/
444th Bombardment Group Association
website dedicated to the WWII B-29 Superfortress unit the, 444th BG: 58th Bomb Wing, 20th Army Air Force, CBI / W. Field Tinian - One of the two original B-29 combat groups.
http://www.freewebs.com/444thbg/
39th Bomb Group (VH) (Guam 1945)
Official site with unit and crew histories, individual veteran profiles, and mission summaries.
http://39th.org/
The B-29 Superfortress
Photos and extended history of the aircraft, including service over Japan and the Enola Gay.
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~plewis/
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