Warbird Information Exchange

The very beginning of this clip shows a 509th B-29 ditching just offshore. I'm wondering if anybody can id the airplane or has any background info on it (I'm going to use the clip as part of a ditching training presentation). It's a beautiful piece of flying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqSJXXi8M4Q

6th Group B-29, not 509th...

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Really? I always thought the "R" was 509th - ie "Enola Gay".

The 509th's planes carried the tail markings of other units to hide their identity. The real marking for the 509th was an arrow in a circle but it wasn't used until after the atomic attacks.

James

I have always wondered if the B-29 is still there in the water.

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Doubt it. It's to close to the shore. Most likely salvaged pretty quickly after the ditching...

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Enola Gay "properly" marked post-mission...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/j ... y509CG.jpg

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The red fin tip was strictly a 506th marking too, then?

6th Group as well...among others...

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