AI generated image of a1948 lineup at Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas

From top to bottom: 

Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, North American B-45 Tornado, Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress, Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar, Douglas B-18 Bolo

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-rare-1948-lineup-at-carswell-afb-in.html

the 2nd Bomb Squadron during the Korean War flew B-29’s.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=538440483175688&set=gm.821830791322107

there's a digital collection of 1920-1945 military aircraft you might want to look through

it's got a lot to look through

the Hill Aerospace Museum, in Ogden, Utah, restored a B29 and dressed it up with the markings of "Straight Flush", the weather reconnaissance B29 of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

https://vintageaviationnews.com/aviation-museum-news/hill-aerospace-museum-restores-b-29-superfortress.html

Slicks Chicks B-29 nose art is one of the rare really good paintings with really good lettering, and one of the few planes with art on the rest of the fuselage like the Ink Squirts

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slick%27s_Chicks_Nose_Art_-_WWII.jpg

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImagesOfThe1940s/comments/3ogf2e/slicks_chicks_nose_art_of_wwii_era_b29
https://fromtheireyes.weebly.com/the-lessons/slicks-chicks-the-overview-of-a-b-29

Farther down the fuselage is more art, but Disney cartoon characters, the rooster seems to be from that South American cartoon

https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-K-02000/80-G-K-2990.html

The Bomber Cafe at 849 Fourth Avenue paid appropriate tribute to the B-24 bomber built at San Diego's Consolidated Vultee Aircraft plant

 

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https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1993/january/warcomes2/

B-29 refueling in the Marianas - 1945 (thanks Marc!)

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cool nose art on the B-29 "Katie"

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Tex Avery's wolves had this girl chasing schtick, but longer muzzles and ears, so maybe Disney?

CO of the 40th Bomb Group, checks in with Staff Sgt Bailey, about the readiness of his plane for an upcoming mission, China, November 1944. (But what the hell is he driving?)

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nice pin up nose art on a Tinian B29

 

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there is a WHALE in their scoreboard!

https://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/random-cool-photo-thread.26448/page-77#post-404283

amazing Kodachrome color 18 minute documentary of the battle of Iwo Jima

only one B-29 became the only bomber to become a jet ace

Although 57 Superfortresses were lost to enemy action, B-29 gunners are credited with 27 enemy kills. The most notable of these was the B-29 named Command Decision, with a record five MiG-15 kills; the world's only bomber "jet ace."

In addition to their five jet kills, the crew flew a total of 121 combat missions and dropped 2,500,000 millions pounds of bombs.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-b-29-is-the-only-bomber-to-become-a-jet-ace

A group of five Airmen, led by Master Sgt. Jenkins, 22nd Maintenance Squadron flight chief, have been volunteering their time for a special project: restoring the B-29 "Doc"

The team has dedicated countless hours to repairing and manufacturing cables that previously deemed Doc unflyable.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/tactical/b-29-superfortress-restoration/

This photo is an exploded view of an actual B-29, showing many of the main components, and the companies that made each, is new info to me!

The Chrysler DeSoto nose section is separated from the Goodyear built bomb bay fuselage sections.

 The Hudson built rear fuselage sections with the Goodyear vertical and horizontal tail and control surfaces can be seen. 

The main wing center section was built by Martin Omaha but the outer wing section components built by Hudson are visible. 

The Fisher Body engine nacelles have Chrysler built engine cowlings attached. Frigidaire props are off the Dodge built engines.

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I'm still amazed and surprised to hear from the sons and daughters of bomber planes. I just heard from the tailgunner's son of the B-29 Ernie Pyle's Milk Wagon

My father was the tail gunner on B-29 Ernie Pyle's Milkwagon, later named Uncle Sam's Milk Wagon.

Al Bino

Six ramadas (shade structures) were built in 1954 from the Tucson Arizona scrapyard bomb bay doors of B 29s at the Javelina Picnic Area. Hundreds of B-29s ended up in Tucson for decommissioning after World War II and Korea.

There are four small shelters with three doors each, one longer structure with five doors and a large group site at the center of the picnic area with a gabled roof made from eight doors lashed to a metal frame. The 25 doors — each roughly 14 feet long, 3 feet wide and still studded with rivets and mounting brackets — came from at least seven different B-29s.

A plate still mounted to one of the doors identifies it as a B-29 part made by Briggs Manufacturing Company, a Detroit-based company that switched from making car bodies for Ford and Chrysler to cranking out airplane parts during World War II.

https://tucson.com/news/local/bomber-doors-picnic-shelters-saguaro/article_267959ae-2b38-11ee-8c40-ff0706ba4006.html

This reminds me of the Jeep hoods used to make a roof of a garage in Italy that I posted about years ago http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2021/05/hoods-from-junked-army-jeeps-in-ww2.html

I've never heard of this until now, but B 29 pilots would pop the yoke caps off their plane, and get the crew to sign it, as a very cool keepsake

https://www.facebook.com/groups/668218997683561/posts/917648706073921/