Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043
Boeing XB-29G Superfortress , General Electric engine test-bed with a J47 in the bomb-bay mounted retractable trapeze at Schenectady County Airport, NY, the home base for General Electric engine testing. Bell-Atlanta B-29B-55-BA Superfortress, built under licence by Bell Aircraft Company, Marietta, Atlanta, GA. delivered to the United States Army Air Force on 26 June 45 but converted to the XB-29G flying test bed for General Electric jet engines. Damaged by fire on 27 July 53 at Schenectady County Airport, NY and scrapped there on 27 May 54
Picture No
13417221
Media ID
47791359
Size
5433px x 2032px
(1.6MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
original,negative
Date
circa 1950
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Atlanta Converted Delivered Licence Marietta Retractable Schenectady Scrapped Superfortress Test-bed Trapeze
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