Frederick Stearns was only 19 when he flew into the final bombing raids over Japan as a B-29 tail gunner. Night fighters, ...

The story is dramatic: a B-29 Superfortress named Aquar 52, attacked by Japanese Ki-44 fighters over Japan, fights on after ramming damage, mechanical failure, and ammunition shortages. In the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A WWII B-29 gunner who flew 27 missions over Japan — including the first daylight raid on Tokyo — shares his story with 23ABC.

The famous WWII-era B-29 Superfortress bomber is the only aircraft to ever drop nuclear weapons in combat, as it was the aircraft which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The aircraft was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A WWII B-29 gunner who flew 27 missions over Japan — including the first daylight raid on Tokyo — shares his story with 23ABC.

Everett Williams, a B-29 blister gunner stationed on Guam, flew 27 combat missions over Japan, including the first daylight raid on Tokyo, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross ...