Author Topic: B-29 Trivia Question (Read 309 times)

Vermillion · « **on:** September 08, 2001, 11:58:00 AM »

A B-29 trivia question for you gents.

What US aircraft type, had the only officially recorded air to air kill of a B29 Superfortress?

Bonus points for the circumstances and where it happened ?

chunder' · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2001, 12:53:00 PM »

IIRC, it was a P61 Black Widow... the aircrew had bailed out of the B29 but the bomber kept flying into friendly territory (believe it still had bombs on board).

funkedup · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2001, 02:07:00 PM »

P-61 which made the intercept using IFF only because main radar was down.

[ 09-08-2001: Message edited by: funkedup ]

Vermillion · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2001, 02:52:00 PM »

I see you guys read this months "Flight Journal"

For extra bonus points (without looking it up in the article) What damaged (specifically) the B29?

chunder' · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2001, 08:15:00 PM »

Haven't picked up this month's Flight Journal yet... I read the story about 6 years ago in one of my old mags

MiG Eater · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2001, 01:35:00 PM »

A Flak burst took out the left side of the nose/cockpit section taking the pilot but leaving the co-pilot.

Wow, I wish they took photos before they destroyed it!

MiG