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gptkbp:instanceOf
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bomber aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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heavy bomber
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gptkbp:armament
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12.7 mm machine guns
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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20,000 lb
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gptkbp:casualties
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few preserved examples
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gptkbp:crew
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10
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Wright_Aeronautical_Corporation
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Edward_H._Heinemann
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:Wright_R-3350
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:Major_General_Emmett_O'Donnell_Jr.
gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
gptkb:Major_Charles_Sweeney
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Major_General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:Colonel_Paul_Tibbets
gptkb:Major_General_Richard_E._Nugent
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_James_W._McCoy
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1942-09-21
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gptkbp:headlights
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twin tail
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gptkbp:height
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27 ft 9 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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B-29 Superfortress
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gptkbp:length
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99 ft 0 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Boeing
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gptkbp:maxRange
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3,250 miles
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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357 mph
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Superfortress
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki
B-29A
B-29B
B-29D
B-29 Superfortress Silverplate
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:produces
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3,970 units
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gptkbp:retired
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1960
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:service_ceiling
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31,850 ft
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gptkbp:services
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1944
1944-1960
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:B-50_Superfortress
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gptkbp:supportRole
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1944
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:wingArea
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high-mounted
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gptkbp:wingspan
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141 ft 3 in
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