ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98463
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Date: | Thursday 11 January 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | 458th BSqn /330th BGp USAAF |
Registration: | 42-24537 |
MSN: | 4198 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 2 miles south of Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Walker AAF, Victoria, Kansas |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Boeing B-29-35-BW Superfortress 42-24537: Delivered to the USAAF 17 June 1944. Assigned to 500th Bomb Group, Walker AAF, Kansas. Re-Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group, Walker AAF, Kansas.
Written off (destroyed) when Crashed 11 January 1945 after the crew bailed out due to engine failure, 2 miles south of Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (at approximate co ordinates 35°17′49″N 96°47′54″W)
Sources:
1.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html 2.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=wa&offset=1600 3.
http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0400/458%20AIRLIFT%20SQ.pdf 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlsboro,_Oklahoma .
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Jun-2017 20:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
30-Jun-2017 20:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
02-Jul-2017 21:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
22-Mar-2020 19:10 |
DG333 |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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