Tag: bomber
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress Nose Art Page 1
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Nose Art A Broad With 11 Yanks Boeing B-29 Superfortress s/n 42-24698, of the 73BW/499BG/877BS, Abroad with 11 Yanks. Tail code V 08. Missing in action from Izumi. 26 April 1944. Adam’s Eve Boeing B-29 Superfortress s/n 42-24600, of the 73BW/500BG/883BS, Adam’s Eve. Rammed and then crashed in Kugayama 3-Chome, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo Read more
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Mannesmann Giant Triplane
Mannesmann Giant Triplane Designed and constructed during the final months of the First World War, the Mannesmann Giant Triplane was still under construction at the time of the armistice. Although designed as a transport, the Inter-Allied Aeronautical Control Commission believed that it was a bomber designed to reach New York. The finished aircraft would have Read more
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Blériot 73 French Bomber
Blériot 73 French Bomber First flying in July 1918, the Blériot 73 was a four engined French bomber with the fuselage suspended from the lower wing. The four engines were placed as close as possible to the fuselage, with two on the upper wing and two on the lower wing. The Blériot 73 disintegrated during Read more