In March 1944 a B-29 (41-36963) was diverted to the UK until it returned to
the USA on May 10th. Purpose of the visit was evaluation by 8th AF
technical staff and to let German intelligence believe that deployment of
B-29's to Britain was imminent. The plane visited Glatton and Knettishall
during its stay. Interestingly, this B-29 was finished in OD / NG. It did
not carry any markings except the national markings and S/N.

Source: The Mighty Eighth War Manual by Roger A. Freeman and several
magazine articles I don't recall specifically.

However, since I wasn't there, Art will declare this posting has no
credibility - and if he didn't see it, it couldn't have happened..

Jack G.

"Mark and Kim Smith" wrote in message
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

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Unless I'm wrong ( which can happen quite often! ), the only B-29 to get
close to europe is the one that was flown to the Duxford (sp?) Museum
quite a few years back.




No, B-29s were in Europe during the Berlin Airlift and the RAF operated
them
as the Washington.



See! I told you I could be wrong!