Crashed B-29

The crashed B-29, dubbed The Lady in the Water or The Lady by the Boomers, is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress lying at the bottom of Lake Mead, close to Lake Mead Cave and Callville Bay.

Background
On July 21, 1948, the bomber crashed into Lake Mead. Numerous magazine articles written about the event, and some would even dive into Lake Mead to take photos of the drowned behemoth. Someone at Nellis Air Force Base assembled a file on the crash. Those that would become the Boomers discovered the base in the early 2030s, and eventually discovered the file on the bomber. The fantastical dream of flight was now possible to the Boomers, and they eventually came to see it as their destiny. They disassembled another B-29 in a museum for spare parts, and awaited the day when they would raise the plane from the water and ascend to the skies.

Layout
During the quest Volare! the Boomers request the Courier float the bomber up to the surface of the lake, using two ballasts provided by Loyal. The ballasts must be placed between the engines under each wing. After floating it up to the surface, Loyal sends robots to disassemble it and bring it back to Nellis hangars. Once taken to the hangar, it can be seen being re-assembled and restored by the Boomers.

Appearances
The crashed B-29 appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
The crashed B-29 is a real world crash site, referencing a Boeing B-29 crashing into Lake Mead on July 21, 1948 - the same date in-game and in real life. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 2011.