B-29 Superfortress

B-29 Superfortress in flight.

The B-29 Superfortress was a large, four-engine, heavy bomber used by the United States during World War II in the Pacific theater. It dropped the atomic bombs.

Firebombing of Takamatsu, 4 July 1945.

It could fly for very long ranges at high altitudes. It was one of the first bombers to feature a pressurized cabin. B-29s could carry conventional bombs and incendiary bombs, which created firestorms in Japanese cities.

Later it was used in the Korean War. The Soviets stole a B-29 that made an emergency landing in Siberia, and used it to reverse engineer their own version.

B-29 superfortress nose art reads up an' atom.