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Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: 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?

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: Guppy35 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

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: bigjava 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 :aok

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: Kommandant on October 17, 2003, 01:52:50 AM

Java Java Java Java Java Java Java Java Java Java Java Java 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.

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: bigjava 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 :cool:

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: Kommandant 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

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: Waffle 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.

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: B17Skull12 on October 19, 2003, 10:43:31 AM

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

Title: Why is there such a lack of B29 combat reports?
Post by: Glasses 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.

Title: Superfortress
Post by: Capt. Pork 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.