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Historical materials on the aircraft, its missions and crews. Includes section on the 509th Composite Group which has nose art pictures and crew details of 15 aircraft assigned to the Group which was to deliver the atomic bombs to Japan.
home.att.net
Federation of American Scientists
Brief history, specifications, and photos.
www.fas.org
Photos and history of the Superfortress and the "Enola Gay."
www.nasm.si.edu
The official site of General Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 "Enola Gay" that dropped the Hiroshima bomb.
www.theenolagay.com
Creative writing titled "Requiem for an Aircraft, Farewell to a Pilot", about flying in a Superfortress.
www.summitlake.com
Photo, history, and statistics.
www.warbirdalley.com
Article titled "B-29 Superfortress Saved From a Desert Death". An army of museum volunteers rescues a World War II B-29 Superfortress from the desert for restoration.
www.desertusa.com
Birds From Hell: History of the B-29
Summary of this book, from the publisher.
www.hellgatepress.com
The Last Flight of the B-29 Kee Bird
On February 21, 1947 a U.S. Army Air Corps arctic-modified B-29 (known as an F-13) named the "Kee Bird" became lost, ran out of fuel and was forced to crash land. The story is told by the crew members.
www.b29keebird.net
444th Bombardment Group Association
Association & website dedicated to the WWII B-29 Superfortress unit the, 444th BG: 58th Bomb Wing, 20th Army Air Force, CBI / W. Field Tinian - One of the two original B-29 combat groups.
www.freewebs.com
39th Bomb Group (VH) (Guam 1945)
Official site with unit and crew histories, individual veteran profiles, and mission summaries.
39th.org
Photos and extended history of the aircraft, including service over Japan and the Enola Gay.
history.sandiego.edu
Photos, specifications, and history.
www.marchfield.org