B-29B

B-29B

Modification of
B-29
Produced
311
Changes
Bell-built version for low-level raids: all guns removed except the tail turret (two .50s and a 20 mm cannon, soon three .50s), APQ-7 Eagle radar in a wing-shaped radome under the fuselage; top speed rose from 575 to 586 km/h.
Crew
11
Engine
Wright R-3350-23 Duplex-Cyclone
Engines
4

Armament

WeaponCountPosition
Browning AN/M2 .503Turret