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11. What company made them, I believe it was 3 companies

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 05:39 PM

Jul 2017

It's been years since I looked up all that info.

They were the first with pressurization.

There was a lot built, they could fly higher than the fighter jets.

I did not know they were exclusively Pacific theater.

[link:http://www.boldmethod.com/blog/lists/2015/03/facts-about-the-b-29-superfortress/|

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I don't think this was its first flight /NT sdfernando Jul 2017 #4

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Great to see history in action MiddleClass Jul 2017 #5

The B-29 production total was 3,970 aircraft. EX500rider Jul 2017 #9

What company made them, I believe it was 3 companies MiddleClass Jul 2017 #11

Boeing, Martin and Bell were the 3. EX500rider Jul 2017 #12

Doc is on Facebook too GreenEyedLefty Jul 2017 #8

The Wright brothers were flying this in 1904: hunter Jul 2017 #14

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