Author Topic: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports? (Read 481 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** October 16, 2003, 09:51:59 PM »

Theres probably thousands of first hand accounts of combat from B17 gunners or pilots on the internet. Hundreds of books also.

But I have not been able to find anything similar with the B29. The only first hand account I have of B29 combat is one from "Great American Bombers of World War II" which talks about a B29 sinking a Japanese ship with 50cals.

Does anyone know why there are not many accounts of B29s in combat?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2003, 12:58:43 AM »

I'd suggest you start here:

http://b-29.org/

Then go to http://www.abebooks.com and search for a copy of Steve Birdsell's book "Saga of the Superfortress". Lots of photos and personal accounts. If you are a US WW2 bomber fan, That book, along with Birdsell's "Log of the Liberator" and Edward Joblonski's "Flying Fortress" are must haves.

Dan/Slack

bigjava · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2003, 01:15:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
I'd suggest you start here:

http://b-29.org/

Then go to http://www.abebooks.com and search for a copy of Steve Birdsell's book "Saga of the Superfortress". Lots of photos and personal accounts. If you are a US WW2 bomber fan, That book, along with Birdsell's "Log of the Liberator" and Edward Joblonski's "Flying Fortress" are must haves.

Dan/Slack

i'm against to see, in future, B-29 in AH ...
but Tya for the link .... very nice site

Kommandant · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2003, 01:52:50 AM »

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Bah! I shoot down alot of Enemy Aircraft and do alot of work in a B26 because its fast, has a good bombload, and you can vulch and deack with its foreward firing guns. When I need something that carries more bombs than an A20, but is faster than a B17, I use a B29. Of course the lack of a belly gun is very limiting, but not so much as the Lancs.

bigjava · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2003, 01:09:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Kommandant
Java

Bah! I shoot down alot of Enemy Aircraft and do alot of work in a B26 because its fast, has a good bombload, and you can vulch and deack with its foreward firing guns. When I need something that carries more bombs than an A20, but is faster than a B17, I use a B29. Of course the lack of a belly gun is very limiting, but not so much as the Lancs.

Agree at 120% Sabre, and also that sometime i use the k-67
, u can carry only 3X250Kg but u are damned fast!!!:aok

Kommandant · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2003, 01:11:47 PM »

I used to use the Ki-67 Exclusivley till I tried the B26 once, Now I hardly use it at all

Waffle · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2003, 06:54:27 AM »

New book "Flyboys" has a few chapters in it about the b29 firebomb raids on Japan. Definetly a good read all in all. Lots of first hand accounts.

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2003, 10:43:31 AM »

anyone else beisde me watch the last mission on history channel in may?

Glasses · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2003, 01:10:22 AM »

I think the 29 should be put in AH minus the A-bomb.

Though priced like a tempest or close to it.

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2003, 11:11:23 AM »

Why not have the b29(nobody's even talking about the a-bomb anymore)? If the superfortress were in the inventory, it would be perhaps the only perk-worthy bomber there. As cool as the arado is in theory, it's just not a big enough step above the b26 as far as functionality. I'd give away the speed advantage anyday for the defensive guns of the b26.