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Boeing B-29 Superfortress —

Submitted 2 years ago

This was another take off crash. Usually it was the temperamental Pratt & Whitney engines overheating and losing power. Lost more B29s like this than from enemy action.

1292 of B29 9 at PGWT

Charles Adams

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charles rhodes2 years ago

The engines on B-29's were Wright R 3350"s

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jesse kyzer2 years ago

Four 2,200-horsepower Wright Duplex Cyclone engines

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