Stealing the Superfortress
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The American B-29 Superfortress, a long-range strategic bomber, was envied by the Soviets during World War II. Stalin was desperate for one. On July 29, 1944, a B-29 landed at his front door when one was forced to make an emergency landing in Vladivostok. The American pilots thought they were in fri
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Jennifer Hayes
Publicist (History Channel)
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
War
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The American B-29 Superfortress, a long-range strategic bomber, was envied by the Soviets during World War II. Stalin was desperate for one. On July 29, 1944, a B-29 landed at his front door when one was forced to make an emergency landing in Vladivostok. The American pilots thought they were in friendly territory, but the Soviets had other ideas. After the pilots were sent to a prison camp, Stalin's military began an inspection and dissection of U.S. military secrets in order to construct the Tupolev-4 aircraft -- a mirror image of the B-29.
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
War
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
