Boeing B-29 Superfortress — Primary-Source Technical Documentation Archive

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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the most technologically advanced bomber of the Second World War — the first pressurised production bomber, the first to carry remote-controlled defensive armament, and the only aircraft ever to deploy atomic weapons in combat. First flown on 21 September 1942, nearly 3,970 airframes were built between 1943 and 1946. The B-29 served in the Pacific Theater, conducted the strategic firebombing campaigns against Japan, and flew on through the Korean War before spawning the Soviet Tu-4 and the Boeing B-50 that followed it. This archive preserves the original factory and military documentation that kept those aircraft flying.

Document Manifest — 68 Primary-Source Documents

Flight Operations & Pilot Documentation

• Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions — Army Model B-29 — AN 01-20EJ-1 (20 August 1943)
• Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions — B-29 & B-29A — AN 01-20EJ-1 (15 September 1944, Rev. 10 February 1945) — Autographed copy
• Handbook Flight Operating Instructions — B-29, B-29A, B-29B & B-29 Receiver — AN 01-20EJA-1 (15 April 1947, Rev. 24 April 1951)
• Boeing B-29A/B Flight Manual
• B-29 Pilot's Handbook
• B-29A Pilot's Information Handbook
• Operations Manual — Boeing B-29
• Pilot's Handling Information for B-29 Superfortress — Extracts from S.A.C. Manual 50-1
• Boeing B-29 Superfortress — Some Flying Information — Boeing Aircraft Company (factory-issued)
• Flight & Operations Manual (combined edition)
• B-29 Standard Procedures for Pilots — 2AF Manual

Prototype & Variant-Specific Handbooks

• Handbook of Instructions — Model XB-29 Bombardment Airplane — Boeing Aircraft Company (September 1942)
• Handbook Flight Operating Instructions — USAF Model YB-29J — AN 01-20EJAC (15 December 1950)
• Handbook Flight Operating Instructions — KB-29P — AN 01-20EJAB-1 (15 April 1950, Rev. 1 August 1951)
• KB-29P-S Supplement
• Flight Handbook — WB-29 and WB-29A — T.O. 1B-29W-1 (15 January 1952, Rev. 31 August 1953)
• WB-29-S Supplement
• B-29M Variant Manual

Maintenance, Erection & Inspection

• Erection and Maintenance Instructions — Army Model B-29 Airplane — AN 01-20EJ-2 (1945)
• Familiarization and Maintenance Manual — B-29 Bomber (clean cover edition)
• Familiarization and Maintenance Manual — B-29 Bomber (original aged scan)
• Martin B-29 Familiarization Manual
• B-29 Inspection Manual — 25 Hour
• B-29 Inspection Manual — 50 Hour
• B-29 Inspection Manual — Pre-Flight & Ground Handling
• Maintenance Aids — Power Plant — 2AF Manual 66-126-6 (Part I)
• B-29 Mechanical Reference

Parts Catalogs

• Parts Catalog — B-29, KB-29M, KB-29P Aircraft — AN 01-20EJ-4 (20 July 1945, Rev. 20 December 1950)
• B-29 PN Parts Catalog

Engine & Fuel Systems — Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone

• B-29 Direct Fuel Injection System
• B-29 Gasoline Injection System
• B-29 Hydro-Metering Carburetor — Model 58CPB-4 — AN 03-10BF-1 (5 July 1944)
• B-28 SCR — Supercharger Control Regulator
• B-29 SC-EFC — Supercharger / Engine Fuel Control
• B-29 GIF — General Instructions, Fuel Systems

Electrical Systems

• B-29 Simplified Electrical Diagrams — D-5929, Edition No. 6 (6 January 1945)

Armament & Gunnery Systems

• Gunnery in the B-29 — Air Forces Manual No. 27 (August 1944) — R.C.T. System
• Gunnery in the B-29 (second edition/variant)
• Training Manual — Caliber .50, M2 Browning Machine Gun — GM War Products, FGA (January 1944)
• Browning M2 — Technical Manual (second volume)
• Central Station Fire Control System — Model 2CFR55B1 — T.O. No. 11-70A-1 (15 October 1943, Rev. 5 December 1944)
• CFC Computer Maintenance — Models 2CH1C1 & 2CH1D1 — T.O. No. 11-70A-16 (1 August 1944)
• B-29 RCR — Remote Control Radar documentation
• B-29 Radar Manual
• B-29 PMC — Power-Operated Turret / Master Control

Crew Training Manuals & Standard Procedures

• The B-29 — Airplane Commander Training Manual for the Superfortress — AAF Manual No. 50-9 (Revised 1 February 1945)
• B-29 Pilots' and Flight Engineers' Training Manual for the Superfortress — AAF Manual 51-126-6
• B-29 Pilot Training Manual — Part 1
• B-29 Pilot Training Manual — Part 2
• Boeing Student Notebook — B-29 Division
• B-29 Standard Procedures for Flight Engineers — 2AF Manual 50-37 (18 July 1944)
• Standing Operating Procedures for B-29 Flight Engineers
• AAFWTTC Flight Engineer Handbook — B-29 — U.S. Army Air Forces
• B-29 Flight Engineer Standard
• Second Air Force — B-29 Standard Procedures for Navigators
• B-29 Standard Procedures for Gunners — 2AF Manual 50-91-3 (30 September 1945)
• Gunners Standing Operating Procedures for the B-29 & B-50 Superfortress — SAC Manual 50-126-7 (August 1948)
• B-29 Gunnery Standard
• B29 Gunners Manual
• B-29 Pilot Instrument Standard
• B-29 FIFO — Flight Information / Field Orders
• B-29 STNBV1 — Standard Bombing / Visual (Vol. 1)

Safety, Operational Guidance & Crew Equipment

• "How Not to Fly the B-29" — Vol. 1, No. 2 — AAF Office of Flying Safety, Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Personal Equipment — A Manual for B-29 Crews — AAF HQ, Office of Flying Safety (July 1944)

Aerodynamic & Engineering Reference Data

• NACA Technical Report 824 — Summary of Airfoil Data (Abbott & von Doenhoff) — Boeing 117 wing profile series
• NACA Research Memorandum — Wing Vulnerability Analysis
• Langley Laboratory Bulletins — High-altitude boundary-layer and buffeting wind tunnel data
• NACA Engine Cooling Studies — Wright R-3350 fire mitigation
• General Electric Turbo-Supercharger Technical Notes
• Standard Aircraft Characteristics (SAC) — B-29A and B-29B variants
• Technical Order (TO) 01-20EJ-1 Series — Organisational maintenance and structural repair

Permitted Uses

This archive is intended for historical research, flight simulation, museum restoration, scale modelling, documentary production, and educational study. It is not approved for active airworthiness maintenance under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13, EASA Part-M, or equivalent international regulations. Operators of active aircraft must use current, revision-controlled publications from the Type Certificate holder or an authorised distributor.

⚠️ Regulatory Notice: Under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13 and EASA Part-M, any mechanic performing maintenance on an active aircraft must use current, manufacturer-approved revision-controlled data. This archival document does not satisfy that requirement.

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