B-29 Superfortress

The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown primarily by the United States of America in World War II and the Korean War.

Background
On July 21, 1948, one of these aircraft crashed into Lake Mead. 333 years later, the aircraft became an object of interest for the Boomers, who intend to raise it from the lake's bottom and restore it to working order, using parts from a museum airplane that was kept at Nellis Air Force Base. If it is restored, it is later used to bomb enemies of the Courier at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.

Characteristics
The Bomber plane is stuck in the ground halfway within Lake Mead. You can somewhat explore it, but it is just a plane case of what it once was. It has four singular jet proppeled engines and it's dropping bay is destroyed. The cockpit is filled with some rubble, and on the side of the plane a poster of "Pearl", the Boomers' leader, is present (once the plane has been restored) wearing her original Vault 34 Jumpsuit. The wings are mangled, and the air flaps are damaged; the back is mostly in-tact, though. After Volare! you are tasked to haul the plane out of Lake Mead in order to use as a training plane for the Nellis Flyboys.

Appearances
A B-29 Superfortress appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the Scenes

 * A B-29 really crashed into Lake Mead on July 21, 1948. In the real world, this was an F-13/RB-29 reconnaissance variant, lost three engines on impact, and the fourth burst into flames. The difference in the Fallout version of this event is one of the earliest points of divergence in the Fallout timeline.