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The B-29 goes atomic: A look at Operation Silverplate
Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82', was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...
Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...
This rare footage takes you behind the scenes of World War II’s air war in the Pacific. The film captures everything from the meticulous maintenance of the mighty B-29 Superfortress bombers to the ...
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