The B-29 Superfortress

Robert A. Mann is a former member of the United States Air Force, and enjoyed a long career in the aerospace industry. The author of five books, he lives in Pahrump, Nevada.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments

Preface     

Introduction     

Abbreviations, Column Headings and Acronyms     



I. Master List     



II. Names List     

Names with Known Group Assignments but Unknown Serial Numbers     

Unnamed Nose Art with Known Serial Number or Group Assignment     

Names without Known Serial Numbers or Group Assignments     



III. Block Numbers and Construction Numbers     



IV. Design Specifications and Performance Parameters     



V. B-29 Variants     

F-13 Photo Reconnaissance Configuration     

KB-29M Hose and Reel Tanker Configuration     

KB-29P Boom Tanker Configuration     

SB-29 Rescue Configuration     

WB-29 Weather Reconnaissance Configuration     



VI. The XX Bomber Command     

Mission List     

Mission Details     

Losses     



VII. The XXI Bomber Command     

Bomber Command Mission List     

Bomb Group Mission Lists     

Bomb Group Plane Rosters     

Targets Listed by Name     

Targets Listed by Number     

The Fire Raids on Japan     

Missions Against Kyushu Airfields     

Operation STARVATION: The Aerial Mining of

Japanese Home Waters     

“Pumpkin” Missions of the 509th Composite Group     



VIII. Strategic Air Command     

B-29 Strength, by Year     

RB-29 Strength, by Year     

Bombardment and Reconnaissance Units Assigned B-29s     



IX. The B-29 in Korea     

Bomb Group Plane Rosters     

Korean Tactical Drop Sample: 19th Bomb Group, May 2–14, 1951     

Known B-29 Losses in Korea, 1950–1953     

South and North Korean Air Base Codes, 1950–1953     



X. B-29s in the Royal Air Force     



Appendix: Serial Key Matrix     

Bibliography