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Very few B-29s survive today, primarily because the Air Force was late in declaring the B-29 to be war surplus.<ref name=ace/> The researchers at [http://www.acepilots.com/index.html#top AcePilots.com] have identified sixteen B-29s that they know have survived and remain on display today.

Very few B-29s survive today, primarily because the Air Force was late in declaring the B-29 to be war surplus.<ref name=ace/> The researchers at [http://www.acepilots.com/index.html#top AcePilots.com] have identified sixteen B-29s that they know have survived and remain on display today.

The Enola Gay has been fully restored and is on diaplay at the Paul E. Garber facility of the [[National Air and Space Museum]].<ref name=NASM/> The Bockscar, likewise, is on display at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] as part of the National Museum of the United States Air Force.<ref name=AF2>Authors unknown. "[http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2546 Fact Sheet: Boeing B-29 Bockscar]." [[United States Air Force]]. Retrieved August 8, 2007.</ref>

The Enola Gay has been fully restored and is on display at the Paul E. Garber facility of the [[National Air and Space Museum]].<ref name=NASM/> The Bockscar, likewise, is on display at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] as part of the National Museum of the United States Air Force.<ref name=AF2>Authors unknown. "[http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2546 Fact Sheet: Boeing B-29 Bockscar]." [[United States Air Force]]. Retrieved August 8, 2007.</ref>

In July 1948, a B-29A, on a climate research mission, crashed into [[Lake Mead]], [[California]]. All five aboard the plane got out safely. The plane sank to the bottom of the lake, where it lay for 53 years until divers were able to spot it again.<ref name=LakeMead>Authors unknown. "[http://www.indepthconsulting.com/B29/B29Lost.htm Lake Mead's B-29 Bomber]." In Depth Consulting, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2007.</ref>

In July 1948, a B-29A, on a climate research mission, crashed into [[Lake Mead]], [[California]]. All five aboard the plane got out safely. The plane sank to the bottom of the lake, where it lay for 53 years until divers were able to spot it again.<ref name=LakeMead>Authors unknown. "[http://www.indepthconsulting.com/B29/B29Lost.htm Lake Mead's B-29 Bomber]." In Depth Consulting, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2007.</ref>

== Soviet copy ==

== Soviet copy ==

Late in 1944, three B-29s made emergency landings in [[Vladivostok]], [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|USSR]]. The Soviets detained the crews, then quietly allowed them to escape—but not with their aircraft. Then in 1947, the Soviets demostrated their newest bomber: the [[Tu-4]], an exact replica of the B-29. With this aircraft, the US-Soviet [[arms race]] might be said to have begun.<ref name=ace/><ref name=Baugher/>

Late in 1944, three B-29s made emergency landings in [[Vladivostok]], [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|USSR]]. The Soviets detained the crews, then quietly allowed them to escape—but not with their aircraft. Then in 1947, the Soviets demonstrated their newest bomber: the [[Tu-4]], an exact replica of the B-29. With this aircraft, the US-Soviet [[arms race]] might be said to have begun.<ref name=ace/><ref name=Baugher/>

== The B-29 in Popular Culture ==

== The B-29 in Popular Culture ==