Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Wikipedia
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a retired American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the …
Defending the Superbomber: The B-29’s Central Fire Control System
Aug 12, 2020 · The Combat Crew Manual issued by XX Bomber Command, under the command of Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay, included this cartoon representations of a B-29 gunner shooting …
B-29 Bomber Gunner's Compartment Detailed Walkthrough
The intent of this video is to conduct a detailed walk through of the WWII B29 bomber gunner’s compartment. The various gun system components will be discussed.
Central Station Fire Control System - Twin Beech
Here is the operational B-29 turret system that we have assembled here at the Stockton Field Aviation Museum, part of the Remote Control Turret System that was used in the Boeing B-29 …
Boeing Images - B-29 Superfortress Tail Section and Tail Gunner…
The crew areas were pressurized and connected by a long tube over the bomb bays. The tail gunner had a separate pressurized area that could only be left during unpressurized flight. The …
How The B-29 Defended Its Crews From Enemy Interceptors
Nov 6, 2024 · The tail gunner on the B-29 Superfortress played a critical role in defending the bomber against enemy aircraft. Positioned in the aft section, the gunner faced backward, …
B-29 Walk-through Fuselage - National Museum of the USAF
The B-29's complex, revolutionary defensive gunnery system featured five sighting stations which could selectively fire the four remote gun turrets and the manned tail turret.
B-29 Central Fire Control Computer — Glenn's Computer Museum
It incorporated many technical innovations including a Central Station Fire Control System (CSFC) for its five gun turrets. Prior to the B-29, gun turrets in bomber such as the B-17 and B-24 …
B-29 gunner's information file. | Museum of Flight Digital …
Table of ContentsPartial contents: Why you have C.F.C. on the B-29 -- Primary and secondary control charts -- Gunner's responsibilitie s -- Gunner's pre-flight duties -- The combat mission -- …
How 'Joe Computer' Helped the Guns of the B-29 Superfortress …
Aug 25, 2025 · The B-29's RCT gunners sat at stations inside the pressurized cabin of the bomber and controlled their guns remotely.