B-29 bomber "Superbreed". The plane that destroyed Hiroshima. Kuznetsov K.A.

Strategic Boeing B-29 Supergorerings (Superfortress) left a significant mark in the history of world aviation. This was the first heavy bomber with a huge flight range for that time. And although he entered the Second World War only in June 1944, this plane, which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, made a huge contribution to the victory over Japan. It was B-29 that became the world's first nuclear weapon bearer. The second and last military company for Supergracy was the Korean war of 1950-1953. Based on the B-29, many specialized machines were created-tankers, rescuers, scouts, transport aircraft. B-29 were used in many research programs, including in the work to create rocket launchers and new jet engines. Copying B-29 in the USSR under the Tu-4 designated not only to seriously raise the level of the Soviet aviation industry (while the “copies” were significant increased the power of defensive weapons-12.7 mm machine guns were replaced with 20 mm guns), but also To acquire the first nuclear weapon carrier, having provided the country with safety in the first post -war years. In the 1950s. Several dozen Tu-4 were transferred by the PRC, influencing the development of China’s aviation industry.

The new book of the leading historian of aviation tells about the history of the creation of the B-29, its prototype, design, modifications, weapons, combat use , as well as about the Soviet analogue “Supergracy”-Tu-4.

The publication illustrated by unique photographs and drawings.