Incident Boeing B-29 Superfortress 42-6435,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98440
 
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Date:Tuesday 29 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Owner/operator:883rd BSqn /500th BGp USAAF
Registration: 42-6435
MSN: 3568
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rock Quarry, 2 miles East of Tulsa Municipal Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Walker AAF, Victoria, Kansas
Destination airport:Tulsa Municipal Airport, Oklahoma
Narrative:
B-29-20-BW 42-6435: Delivered to the USAAF 7 April 1944. Delivered to Walker AAF, Victoria, Kansas and assigned to 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, USAAF.

Written off (destroyed) when crashed 29 August 1944 at Rock Quarry, 2 miles east of Tulsa Municipal Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma. All 10 Crew members bailed out

Sources:

1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=af&offset=14650
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0800/883%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2017 17:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Mar-2020 17:42 DG333 Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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