A crewman resting aboard a B-29 Superfortress bomber, 1945

Caption     A crewman resting aboard a B-29 Superfortress bomber, 1945 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
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Photo Size 2,525 x 2,404 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
28 May 2016 08:28:22 PM

SLEEP, NEVER ENOUGH TO GO AROUND:

Looks like our crewmen is taking much needed sack time. Location looks like the tunnel between the two pressurized sections of the bomber. The tunnel ran through the tops of the two bomb bays
The tail gunner had his own pressurized area and to leave, he had to depressurize before he could enter or leave...

SLIM FAST:

Did you know that the diameter of the tunnel was
finalized by a heavy set Boeing chief engineer able to get through on the aircraft mockup...

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