The first Superfortress carried a range of unprecedented features, including remotely controlled gun turrets, dual bomb bays, ...

But when it comes to American heavy bombers, only one nickname has been passed along in a similar way: Superfortress. First came the ... designated B-29D. An order for 200 aircraft placed just ...

Air Forces General “Hap” Arnold had said that the new superbomber, the Boeing B29, would make the Flying Fortress shrink to the size of a medium bomber. And that was about all the U.S. public ...