B-29 Education Area

Welcome to the Education area! This page contains activities kids can do online, like the virtual tour of a B-29. There are also things to be printed out and done on your own, including a crossword puzzle, word search, and coloring sheet. And there are activities teachers can use with an entire class, such as the Home Front game for bartering rationed goods, as well as a booklist of additional resources. If you have questions about these activities contact Smoky Hills Public Television's Educational Services department.

Virtual Tour	Crossword Puzzle	Word Search
Coloring Sheet	Home Front Game	Booklist and Bibliography

Educational Standards Resource for Teachers

Websites and Internet Resources

For a great example of how to conduct a World War II era research project with your students, we have found a link to share with you. The website, Kids View of World War II may provide inspiration for your class. It was created by a group of fifth-grade students in Spring Hill, Kansas.

---

Virtual Tour

Click on different spots on the picture above
to see an enlarged version of that section.

The crew of a B-29 was made up of 11 men. The Aircraft Commander (sometimes termed the Command Pilot), Pilot (sometimes termed the Co-Pilot), Bombardier, Navigator, Flight Engineer, and Radio Operator were located in the forward pressurized cabin. They were connected by a 34in. diameter tube to the mid-fuselage pressurized area, where the Radar Operator, Central Fire Control Gunner, Left Side Gunner, and Right Side Gunner were located. The tail gunner, in his own completely separated pressurized turret, was in the rear. The Aircraft Commander, Pilot, Bombardier, Navigator and Flight Engineer were all officers, the remainder enlisted men, although the post of Flight Engineer was gradually opened to suitable qualified enlisted men as World War II progressed.