How did I miss this? RAF B-29's

[Ztex]

The Washington B.1...

I was surfing around for stuff and found this.
Never heard of it.
Did the Brits keep any or did they all come back to the US?


from www.rafmuseum.org.uk

[Rogue]

Ruskies built and flew them too.

[Dan K]

According to the good Mr. Baugher, 87 were loaned to the RAF. 85 were returned, and two were given to the RAAF.

[Shay]

Alright Aussie folks here on WIX, what did you do with your 2 B-29s?

Shay
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[APG85]

I thought the Brits cracked up a couple...I'll have to check...I might be wrong.

[B29Gunner]

Alright Aussie folks here on WIX, what did you do with your 2 B-29s?

Why they scrapped them, of course! Fellow WIXer Matt Grigg has a few pieces off them in his collection, and the MLG and other assorted bits from one of them also survive in a small museum down there.

[Ztex]

I know the Russians and Chinese built nice copies. I have read that the engine copies are a lot better too...for cold climates and such things as roller pushrods and other things inside I know little of...

[Walrus 7]

What did we do with our B-29s?

We called them the A76 Boeing Washington, and their fates were:

A76-1 (44-62049) Arrived in Australia 23/09/52, A76-1 not taken up. Used by ARDU for Testing/trials. Storage 16/05/56. Struck off 05/09/56. Sold for scrap, 23/10/56. Scrapped Tocumwal (NSW) 09/57.

A76-2 ( 44-61963) Arrived in Australia 12/12/52, A76-2 not taken up. Used by ARDU for Testing/trials. Struck off 05/09/56. Sold for scrap 18/01/57. Scrapped Edinburgh (SA) 10/57

All this courtesy of www.adf-serials.com

Walrus

[bdk]

I know the Russians and Chinese built nice copies.

I don't think the Chinese did.

[Bill Larkins]

Here are a couple of photos to bring you up to speed.

[Bill Larkins]

A Washington I.

[Ztex]

Ok maybe the Chinese didn't build a copy but maybe they used TU-4's from Russia.

Z

[vernicator]

I know the Russians and Chinese built nice copies.

I don't think the Chinese did.

This Russian built Tu-4 was modified with turboprops and is located at the National Air Museum near Beijing, China. From what I've read it was used as an AWACs testbed. Pretty cool!

[DanteC]

I know the Russians and Chinese built nice copies. I have read that the engine copies are a lot better too...for cold climates and such things as roller pushrods and other things inside I know little of...

The way I understood it, the TU-4 had many engineering flaws, the most serious being with the radial engines...have never heard anything about the turboprop versions. I could very well be wrong, though....

[phil65]

There is a engine idea for Gary & FIFI