| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 44-61669 |
| Military Code: | 49 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| C/n (msn): | 11146 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Roi-Namur - Saipan - 4 - Tinian - Iwo Jima |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Riverside - March ARBMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KRIV IATA: RIV Local: RIV Other: - |
| Collection: | March Field Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 30 September 2010 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 317134 |
| Photo Comment |
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The nose art on this side of this B-29 is a tribute to the 4th Marine Division, which in little more than a year participated in four successful amphibious assaults, respectively on Roi-Namur (Jan 1944), Saipan (Jun 1944), Tinian (Jul 1944) and Iwo Jima (Feb 1945). On the other side it carries a very different "Three Feathers III" nose art. This B-29 was salvaged from NAS China Lake in 1974 and stored at Daggett - Barstow, CA as N3299F. On 5 Aug 1981 it was flown from there to March ARB, on delivery to the museum. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 December 2020, and has since been viewed 470 times. |