| Boeing YB-29-BW Superfortress in flight. The YB-29 closest to the camera is the 7th production prototype, serial number 41-36960. Named “Dauntless Dotty,” the YB-29s featured 4-bladed propellers instead of the 3-bladed ones mounted on the XB-29. Regardless, the B-29 still had fire issues from the Wright Cyclone R-3350 engines, even though the turbo-superchargers had been diagnosed and corrected. So many design changes came down, planes were flown from the factory to modification centers, creating the “Battle of Kansas,” as Boeing struggled to produce enough B-29s to equip even 1 of the planned bomb wings for the raids on Japan. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2163.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 2792 x 2180 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Arny Air Force |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | May 15, 1943 |
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| State or Province | Kansas |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Record Number | 020903-O-9999B-042 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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