The story is dramatic: a B-29 Superfortress named Aquar 52, attacked by Japanese Ki-44 fighters over Japan, fights on after ramming damage, mechanical failure, and ammunition shortages. In the most ...

A WWII B-29 gunner who flew 27 missions over Japan — including the first daylight raid on Tokyo — shares his story with 23ABC ...

Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues ...

The famous WWII-era B-29 Superfortress bomber is the only aircraft to ever drop nuclear weapons in combat, as it was the aircraft which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The aircraft was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A WWII B-29 gunner who flew 27 missions over Japan — including the first daylight raid on Tokyo — shares his story with 23ABC.

Everett Williams, a B-29 blister gunner stationed on Guam, flew 27 combat missions over Japan, including the first daylight raid on Tokyo, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross ...