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<br /> THE SUPERFORTRESS • 2025 • VOLUME 52 • NUMBER 3<br /> THE FINAL OFFENSIVE<br /> HOW THE B-29 CLOSED WORLD WAR II<br /> www.commemorativeairforce.org  THE DISPATCH 1<br /> 2<br /> THEDISPATCH<br /> EDITOR<br /> Leah Block<br /> ART/DESIGN<br /> Farrah Underwood<br /> PRINTER<br /> Knight Abbey<br /> WRITERS<br /> Leah Block<br /> Arvell “Lynn” Dehart<br /> David Oliver<br /> Eric Zipkin<br /> CONTRIBUTING EDITORS<br /> Ed Barnard Steve Schapiro<br /> Donna Blalack John Schauer<br /> Nathan Huegen Craig Tuminaro<br /> Brad Pilgrim<br /> PUBLISHER<br /> Commemorative Air Force<br /> CONTACT<br /> Commemorative Air Force<br /> National Headquarters<br /> Physical: 5661 Mariner Dr., Dallas, TX, 75237<br /> Mailing: P.O. Box 764769, Dallas, TX, 75376<br /> (877) 767-7175 info@cafhq.org<br /> www.CommmemorativeAirForce.org<br /> This and past issu<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=1"> THE SUPERFORTRESS • 2025 • VOLUME 52 • NUMBER 3 T</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=2"> 2 THEDISPATCH EDITOR Leah Block ART/DESIGN Far</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=3"> Close-up of FIFI’s Engine during installation. Ju</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=4"> FLIGHTLEAD BUILDING PASSION AND MOMENTUM WRITTE</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=5"> LETTER FROM CHIEF OF STAFF ERIC ZIPKIN M </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=6"> 6 THE END GAME AIRPOWER IN THE FINAL DAYS OF WWI</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=7"> Photo Credit: U.S. Army Air Force B y 194</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=8"> 8 The B-29s had transformed from high-tech proto</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=9"> before it. And in the end, it wasn’t just a weapo</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=10"> WHY FIFI FLIES THE REMARKABLE ENGINES BEHIND THE </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=11"> A NEW LIFE WITH NEW ENGINES When CAF members resc</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=12"> ∫∫ ∫∫ B-29 SUPERFORTRESS TECHNOLOGICAL BREA</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=13"> THE ULTIMATE WARPLANE BUILDING THE B-29 SUPERFORT</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=14"> 14 DID YOU KNOW FIFI’s engines hold a touch of O</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=15"> FLIGHT, BUT NOT EASY Flying FIFI is not simple; f</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=16"> 16 </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=17"> S/Sgt. Albert “Pappy” Dehart receives a medal for</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=18"> THE GREAT ARTISTE AND BOCKSCAR The B-29 The Gre</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=19"> His message, “Is Bockscar down?” was garbled and </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=20"> WINGS OF MERCY HOW ALLIED AIRCREWS TURNED BOMB BA</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=21"> August is Make-A-Will Month! Write or update your</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=22"> Official Merchandise of the Commemorative Air For</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=23"> Gone West </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, 2025, Issue 3 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69005066?page=24"> 24THE SUPERFORTRESS</a>