The B-29 Superfortress dropped both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, not the B-36. Remember the Enola Gay - one of them. The B-52 is the Stratofortress. The B-17 is the Flying Fortress.
Al Haury
Oakland, Maine
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From: Christian Kessler <>
Date: 2006/10/14 Sat PM 04:22:52 CDT
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] B-17 at Blue Mash
as the son of one who managed these aircraft during WWII, I'm afraid the
Google search turned up incorrect information. Kurt's right, the B-17
was the Flying Fortress, and the B-52 was the Stratofortress. the
primary heavy long-range bomber in between was the B-36 Peacemaker --
the plane that dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki. chris
kessler
Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED wrote:
> Per Kurt Schwartz: Sorry to be a stickler, but the B-17 was called "Flying
> Fortress." A Stratofortress is the B-52.
>
> A Google search turned up both the terms "Stratofortress" & "Flying
> Fortress" for the B-17 bomber. Sort of analogous to a "yellow-rumped" & a
> "butter-butt," don't you think?
>
> - Tom Marko
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