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Quest Master wrote:I want to throw a theory at you guys and gals. Was thinking about this all day and night last night. The unpainted B-29 tail, in the collection, is marked (above the pressure door, to the tail gunner compartment) ASSY 3-14335-13 UNIT 998, which breaks down to Assembly Part Number 3-14335 Drawing Revision -13, Unit 998.
If written in linear part numbers with revisions:
ASSY 3-14335-13 UNIT 998, unknown Boeing Craft Number. Found on unpainted B-29 tail from China Lake.
ASSY 3-14335-14 unknown UNIT #'s (if this revision was actually put into production)
ASSY 3-14335-15 unknown UNIT #’s (if this revision was actually put into production)
ASSY 3-14335-16 UNIT 528, Craft Number 11216, B-29A-45-BN 44-61739 (currently attached to “Jacks Hack” New England Air Museum B-29A-55-BN 44-61975)
If I assume at ASSY 3-14335-13 UNIT 999 they started over again with a number sequence of UNIT 1 (knowing that B-29A-45-BN 44-61739 had a tail part number ASSY 3-14335-16 UNIT 528), that would be a total of 529 aircraft produced between the two tail units. Subtract 529 from Boeing Craft Number 11216 (B-29A-45-BN 44-61739) and that is Boeing Craft Number 10687 B-29-65-BW 44-69855.
Boeing B-29-65-BW 44-69855 Craft Number 10687 shows up as having being disposed of at China Lake on their registry!
I need more data to support this finding. I need more ASSY #s from known B-29s in museums.
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