Sa mp le file The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934–1960 ALSO BY ROBERT A. MANN AND FROM MCFARLAND Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes (2008) Sa mp le file The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions (2004; paperback 2009) The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934–1960 Sa mp le file ROBERT A. MANN McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London file OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA le LIBRARY mp Mann, Robert A., 1930– The B-29 Superfortress chronology, 1934–1960 / Robert A. Mann. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sa ISBN 978-0-7864-4274-4 softcover : 50# alkaline paper 1. B-29 bomber — History — Chronology. 2. B-29 bomber — Registers. I. Title. UG1242.B6M2842 2009 623.74' 63 — dc22 2009004507 British Library cataloguing data are available ©2009 Robert A. Mann. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. On the cover: from top left Boeing KB-29P used for aerial refueling (USAF); Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the ¡9th Bombardment Group dropping its payload over Korea in August ¡95¡ (USAF); B-29 “Z 49 Three Feathers” displayed at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California Manufactured in the United States of America McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 www.mcfarlandpub.com Sa mp le file To all who built, maintained and flew the Boeing B-29 Superfortress in all its incarnations: B, RB, KB, SB, WB, TB. An especial dedication to all those who, in World War II, the between the wars period, Korea and the Cold War, died in this airplane. Rest in peace, brothers. file le Sa mp This page intentionally left blank
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