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.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. While it is often remembered for dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and for launching experimental ...

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