Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82', was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...

Explore the harrowing story of Frederick Allen Stearns, a 19-year-old B-29 tail gunner who flew in the final bombing raids over Japan in the summer of 1945. As part of the 314th Bombardment Wing, ...

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 ...