The following is the Boeing B-29 Superfortress production list:
- Designation: Aircraft designation + production block + code for the manufacturing plant. The production blocks were typically incremented by 5. Manufacturing plant codes: BO (Boeing-Seattle), BN (Boeing-Renton), BW (Boeing-Wichita), MO (Martin-Omaha), BA (Bell-Atlanta)
- Manufacturer: one of the four B-29 manufacturers plants: Boeing in Wichita, Kansas and in Renton, Washington; Bell at Marietta, Georgia; Glenn L. Martin Co. at Fort Crook (Omaha), Nebraska
- Number Built: number of aircraft produced
- Serial Number(s): Identifier for each individual aircraft. The first part consists of the last two digits of the year the aircraft was ordered. The second part is a five-digit number that will start with 00001 at the beginning of each fiscal year for each activity assigned a unit account number and will continue consecutively to the end of the fiscal year.
| Designation | Manufacturer | Number Built | Serial Number(s) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XB-29-BO | Boeing Seattle | 2 | 41-002/-003 | Prototype |
| XB-29-BO | Boeing Seattle | 1 | 41-18335 | Prototype |
| YB-29-BW | Boeing Wichita | 14 | 41-36954/-36967 | Service test ships; 41-36954 to XB-39 |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 17 | 42-6205/-6221 | Frst production B-29s |
| B-29-1-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-6222 | First Bell-built B-29 |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 1 | 42-6223 | |
| B-29-1-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-6224 | Pilot ship |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 4 | 42-6225/-6228 | |
| B-29-1-MO | Martin Omaha | 4 | 42-6229/-6232 | First Martin-built B-29s |
| B-29-1-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-6233 | Pilot ship |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 1 | 42-6234 | |
| B-29-1-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-6235 | Pilot ship |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 1 | 42-6236 | |
| B-29-1-MO | Martin Omaha | 1 | 42-6237 | Pilot ship |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 5 | 42-6238/-6242 | |
| B-29-1-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-6243 | Pilot ship |
| B-29-1-BW | Boeing Wichita | 11 | 42-6244/-6254 | |
| B-29-5-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-6255/-6304 | |
| B-29-10-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-6305/-6354 | |
| B-29-15-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-6355/-6404 | |
| B-29-20-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-6405/-6454 | |
| B-29-25-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-24420/-24469 | |
| B-29-30-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-24470/-24519 | |
| B-29-35-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-24520/-24569 | |
| B-29-40-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 42-24570/-24669 | |
| B-29-45-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 42-24670/-24769 | |
| B-29-50-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 42-24770/-24869 | |
| B-29-55-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 42-24870/-24919 | |
| B-29-1-BA | Bell Atlanta | 14 | 42-63352/-63365 | |
| B-29-5-BA | Bell Atlanta | 16 | 42-63366/-63381 | |
| B-29-10-BA | Bell Atlanta | 20 | 42-63382/-63401 | |
| B-29-15-BA | Bell Atlanta | 50 | 42-63402/-63451 | |
| B-29-20-BA | Bell Atlanta | 50 | 42-63452/-63501 | |
| B-29-25-BA | Bell Atlanta | 50 | 42-63502/-63551 | |
| B-29-30-BA | Bell Atlanta | 29 | 42-63552/-63580 | |
| B-29B-30-BA | Bell Atlanta | 41 | 42-63581/-63621 | First B-29Bs |
| B-29B-35-BA | Bell Atlanta | 70 | 42-63622/-63691 | |
| B-29B-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 45 | 42-63692/-63736 | |
| B-29-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-63737 | |
| B-29B-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 6 | 42-63738/-63743 | |
| B-29-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-63744 | |
| B-29B-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 5 | 42-63745/-63749 | |
| B-29-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-63750 | |
| B-29B-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-63751 | |
| B-29-1-MO | Martin Omaha | 3 | 42-65202/-65204 | |
| B-29-5-MO | Martin Omaha | 7 | 42-65205/-65211 | |
| B-29-10-MO | Martin Omaha | 8 | 42-65212/-65219 | |
| B-29-15-MO | Martin Omaha | 16 | 42-65220/-65235 | |
| B-29-20-MO | Martin Omaha | 28 | 42-65236/-65263 | |
| B-29-25-MO | Martin Omaha | 50 | 42-65264/-65313 | 42-65314 was cancelled; no other information |
| B-29-30-MO | Martin Omaha | 69 | 42-65315/-65383 | |
| B-29-35-MO | Martin Omaha | 18 | 42-65384/-65401 | |
| B-29A-1-BN | Boeing Renton | 20 | 42-93824/-93843 | First B-29As built and the first B-29s to be built at Boeing's Renton Washington plant |
| B-29A-5-BN | Boeing Renton | 30 | 42-93844/-93873 | 42-93845 to XB-44 |
| B-29A-10-BN | Boeing Renton | 50 | 42-93874/-93923 | |
| B-29A-15-BN | Boeing Renton | 50 | 42-93924/-93973 | |
| B-29A-20-BN | Boeing Renton | 50 | 42-93974/-94023 | |
| B-29A-25-BN | Boeing Renton | 50 | 42-94024/-94073 | |
| B-29A-30-BN | Boeing Renton | 50 | 42-94074/-94123 | |
| B-29-35-MO | Martin Omaha | 67 | 44-27259/-27325 | |
| B-29-40-MO | Martin Omaha | 33 | 44-27326/-27358 | |
| B-29-35-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-61510/-61609 | |
| B-29A-40-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-61610/-61709 | |
| B-29A-45-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-61710/-61809 | |
| B-29A-50-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-61810/-61909 | |
| B-29A-55-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-61910/-62009 | |
| B-29A-60-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-62010/-62109 | |
| B-29A-65-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-62110/-62209 | |
| B-29A-70-BN | Boeing Renton | 100 | 44-62210/-62309 | |
| B-29A-75-BN | Boeing Renton | 19 | 44-62310/-62328 | |
| B-29-55-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 44-69655/-69704 | |
| B-29-60-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 44-69705/-69804 | |
| B-29-65-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 44-69805/-69904 | |
| B-29-70-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 44-69905/-70004 | |
| B-29-75-BW | Boeing Wichita | 100 | 44-70005/-70104 | |
| B-29-80-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 44-70105/-70154 | |
| B-29B-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 4 | 44-83890/-83893 | |
| B-29-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83894 | |
| B-29B-40-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83895 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 4 | 44-83896/-83899 | |
| B-29-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83900 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 3 | 44-83901/-83903 | |
| B-29-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83904 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 3 | 44-83905/-83907 | |
| B-29-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83908 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 2 | 44-83909/-83910 | |
| B-29-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83911 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 2 | 44-83912/-83913 | |
| B-29-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 42-83914 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 2 | 42-83915/-83916 | |
| B-29-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 20 | 44-83917, 44-83920, 44-83923, 44-83926, 44-83928, 44-83930, 44-83932, 44-83934, 44-83936, 44-83938, 44-83940, 44-83945, 44-83947, 44-83949, 44-83951, 44-83953, 44-83955, 44-83957, 44-83960 and 44-83962 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 2 | 44-83918/-83919 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 3 | 44-83920/-83922 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 3 | 44-83923/-83925 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 7 | 44-83927, 44-83929, 44-83931, 44-83933, 44-83935, 44-83937 and 44-83939 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 4 | 44-83941/-83944 | |
| B-29B-45-BA | Bell Atlanta | 1 | 44-83961 | |
| B-29-50-BA | Bell Atlanta | 23 | 44-83964, 44-83966, 44-83968, 44-83970, 44-83972, 44-83974, 44-83976, 44-83978, 44-83980, 44-83982, 44-83984, 44-83986, 44-83988, 44-83990, 44-83992, 44-83994, 44-83996, 44-83998, 44-84000, 44-84002, 44-84004, 44-84006 and 44-84008 | |
| B-29B-50-BA | Bell Atlanta | 23 | 44-83963, 44-83965, 44-83967, 44-83969, 44-83971, 44-83973, 44-83975, 44-83977, 44-83979, 44-83981, 44-83983, 44-83985, 44-83987, 44-83989, 44-83991, 44-83993, 44-83995, 44-83997, 44-83999, 44-84001, 44-84003, 44-84005 and 44-84007 | |
| B-29-55-BA | Bell Atlanta | 24 | 44-84010, 44-84012, 44-84014, 44-84016, 44-84018, 44-84020, 44-84022, 44-84024, 44-84026, 44-84028, 44-84030, 44-84032, 44-84034, 44-84036, 44-84038, 44-84040, 44-84042, 44-84044, 44-84046, 44-84048, 44-84050, 44-84052. 44-84054 and 44-84056 | |
| B-29B-55-BA | Bell Atlanta | 24 | 44-84009, 44-84011, 44-84013, 44-84015, 44-84017, 44-84019, 44-84021, 44-84023, 44-84025, 44-84027, 44-84029, 44-84031, 44-84033, 44-84035, 44-84037, 44-84039, 44-84041, 44-84043, 44-84045, 44-84047, 44-84049, 44-84051, 44-84053 and 44-84055 | |
| B-29-60-BA | Bell Atlanta | 23 | 44-84058, 44-84060, 44-84062, 44-84064, 44-84066, 44-84068, 44-84070, 44-84072, 44-84074, 44-84076, 44-84078, 44-84080, 44-84082, 44-84084, 44-84086, 44-84088, 44-84090, 44-84092, 44-84094, 44-84096, 44-84098, 44-84100 and 44-84102 | |
| B-29B-60-BA | Bell Atlanta | 24 | 44-84057, 44-84059, 44-84061, 44-84063, 44-84065, 44-84067, 44-84069, 44-84071, 44-84073, 44-84075, 44-84077, 44-84079, 44-84081, 44-84083, 44-84085, 44-84087, 44-84089, 44-84091, 44-84093, 44-84095, 44-84097, 44-84099, 44-84101 and 44-84103 | |
| B-29-65-BA | Bell Atlanta | 24 | 44-84104, 44-84106, 44-84108, 44-84110, 44-84112, 44-84114, 44-84116, 44-84118, 44-84120, 44-84122, 44-84124, 44-84126, 44-84128, 44-84130, 44-84132, 44-84134, 44-84136, 44-84138, (44-84140 cancelled), 44-84142, 44-84144, 44-84146, 44-84148, (44-84150 cancelled), 44-84152, (44-84154 cancelled) and 44-84156 | |
| B-29B-65-BA | Bell Atlanta | 25 | 44-84105, 44-84107, 44-84109, 44-84111, 44-84113, 44-84115, 44-84117, 44-84119, 44-84121, 44-84123, 44-84125, 44-84127, 44-84129, 44-84131, 44-84133, 44-84135, 44-84137, 44-84139, 44-84141, 44-84143, 44-84145, 44-84147, 44-84149, 44-84151, (44-84153 cancelled) and 44-84155 | |
| B-29/-29B-BAs | Bell Atlanta | 232 | 44-84157 to 44-84389 | Cancelled |
| B-29-40-MO | Martin Omaha | 35 | 44-86242/-86276 | |
| B-29-45-MO | Martin Omaha | 39 | 44-86277/-86315 | |
| B-29-50-MO | Martin Omaha | 55 | 44-86316/-86370 | |
| B-29-55-MO | Martin Omaha | 55 | 44-86371/-86425 | |
| B-29-60-MO | Martin Omaha | 48 | 44-86426/-86473 | |
| B-29-MOs | Martin Omaha | 217 | 44-86474 to 44-86691 | Cancelled |
| B-29-80-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 44-87584/-87633 | |
| B-29-85-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 44-87634/-87683 | |
| B-29-86-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 44-87684/-87733 | |
| B-29-90-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 44-87734/-87783 | |
| B-29-90-BW | Boeing Wichita | 50 | 45-21693/-21742 | |
| B-29-97-BW | Boeing Wichita | 15 | 45-21743/-21757 | |
| B-29-95-BW | Boeing Wichita | 35 | 45-21758/-21792 | |
| B-29-96-BW | Boeing Wichita | 20 | 45-21793/-21812 | |
| B-29-95-BW | Boeing Wichita | 30 | 45-21813/-21842 | |
| B-29-100-BW | Boeing Wichita | 30 | 45-21843/-21872 | |
| B-29-BWs | Boeing Wichita | 919 | 45-21873 to 45-22792 | Cancelled |
Further reading
- Manufacturing Marvel: The Story of the B-29’s Production
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress Facts: 11 things to know
- Building the B-29: The Subcontractor’s list
- Building the B-29: The contracts List
Bibliography
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress: The Ultimate Look: From Drawing Board to VJ-Day by William Wolf
My father was a radio operator on B29 #84035 and participated in the Hydrogen bomb project on Bikini Atol 1953. I would like to find out the final disposition of 84035 if such information is available
Thanks for sharing that, Rodney.
As for B-29 #44-84035, the records I’ve found indicate that she was delivered to the 4112th Army Air Forces Base Unit on June 30, 1945. Indeed, she participated in Operation Ivy in November 1952, specifically supporting the Mike shot — the first successful test of a hydrogen bomb. During the detonation at Enewetak Atoll, 44-84035 deployed parachute-retarded, instrumented canisters near ground zero to collect crucial data on the blast and its effects.
The aircraft was officially removed from the Air Force inventory on September 21, 1954. Her final disposition was listed as “reclaimed” at Laurinburg–Maxton Air Base, which generally means she was dismantled for parts or scrapped.
Hope this helps — and again, thank you for adding your father’s story to the history of this remarkable aircraft.