The only B-29 Gunship ever Built
- Episode aired Oct 15, 2023
- 3m
With no suitable fighter escort for the vast pacific B-29s were easy targets for Japanese interceptors in World War 2. As a quick fix a B-29 was relieved of it's bomber role and fitted with ... Read allWith no suitable fighter escort for the vast pacific B-29s were easy targets for Japanese interceptors in World War 2. As a quick fix a B-29 was relieved of it's bomber role and fitted with 23 guns include a 40 mm cannon to create the largest gunship ever built.With no suitable fighter escort for the vast pacific B-29s were easy targets for Japanese interceptors in World War 2. As a quick fix a B-29 was relieved of it's bomber role and fitted with 23 guns include a 40 mm cannon to create the largest gunship ever built.