B-29 Superfortress

The  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. Restored, it is later used to bomb enemies of the Courier at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.

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.