The Snapshots in Time Collection

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Tail Section on Flight Line with Cargo Truck and Trailer, Korean War Era

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Tail Section on Flight Line with Cargo Truck and Trailer, Korean War Era

This photograph captures the tail section of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, serial 44-61623, a heavy bomber built during World War II that remained in frontline USAF service into the Korean War era. The boxed 'Y' tail marking identifies its assigned bomb group, while the canvas-covered cargo truck and trailer in the foreground illustrate the everyday logistics of flight-line operations at a forward air base. The handwritten date suggests the image was taken around 1951, when B-29s formed the backbone of United Nations strategic bombing missions over Korea. Project: 218710