B-29 Superfortress

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the quintessential heavy bomber of World War II. The B-29 was the first combat operational aircraft to have a pressurized cabin, electronically remote fired machine gun turrets, and berthing spaces for the crew, a necessity for the 3,000 mile flight between the B-29's base in the Marianas Islands and Japan. The B-29 also holds the claim for the first and only aircraft to deploy atomic weapons in combat.