In August of 1945, B-29s dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending WWII in the Pacific theatre.

Of the nearly 4,000 B-29 bombers produced, just two are still in the air. Aviation photojournalist Mike Killian flew on FiFi, one of them. Read his account here.

Key Points and Summary on the B-29 Bomber - The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a revolutionary WWII-era bomber, most famous for being the only aircraft to ever drop nuclear weapons in combat over ...

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