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THE SUPERFORTRESS • 2025 • VOLUME 52 • NUMBER 3
THE FINAL OFFENSIVE
HOW THE B-29 CLOSED WORLD WAR II
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Leah Block
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Farrah Underwood
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Arvell “Lynn” Dehart
David Oliver
Eric Zipkin
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THE SUPERFORTRESS • 2025 • VOLUME 52 • NUMBER 3 T
2 THEDISPATCH EDITOR Leah Block ART/DESIGN Far
Close-up of FIFI’s Engine during installation. Ju
FLIGHTLEAD BUILDING PASSION AND MOMENTUM WRITTE
LETTER FROM CHIEF OF STAFF ERIC ZIPKIN M
6 THE END GAME AIRPOWER IN THE FINAL DAYS OF WWI
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Air Force B y 194
8 The B-29s had transformed from high-tech proto
before it. And in the end, it wasn’t just a weapo
WHY FIFI FLIES THE REMARKABLE ENGINES BEHIND THE
A NEW LIFE WITH NEW ENGINES When CAF members resc
∫∫ ∫∫ B-29 SUPERFORTRESS TECHNOLOGICAL BREA
THE ULTIMATE WARPLANE BUILDING THE B-29 SUPERFORT
14 DID YOU KNOW FIFI’s engines hold a touch of O
FLIGHT, BUT NOT EASY Flying FIFI is not simple; f
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S/Sgt. Albert “Pappy” Dehart receives a medal for
THE GREAT ARTISTE AND BOCKSCAR The B-29 The Gre
His message, “Is Bockscar down?” was garbled and
WINGS OF MERCY HOW ALLIED AIRCREWS TURNED BOMB BA
August is Make-A-Will Month! Write or update your
Official Merchandise of the Commemorative Air For
Gone West
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