ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98465
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 93rd BSqn /19th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-63406 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caribbean Sea, 5 mi NW of Arecibo, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Vernam Field, Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
Bell-Atlanta B-29-15-BA Superfortress 42-63406: Built under licence by Bell Aircraft Company, Marietta, Atlanta, Georgia. Delivered to the USAAF 20 June 1944. Assigned to 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, 314th Bomb Wing.
Written off (destroyed) when ditched into the Caribbean Sea from unknown cause January 15, 1945, five miles North-West of Aercibo, Puerto Rico. (MACR 10849). All eight crew on board were killed.
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63406:
Ball, Robert C ~ Corporal, Michigan
Cherkezian, Jack ~ 2nd Lt, New York
Gill, Wilbert K ~ Corporal, Pennsylvania
Krakuer, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, California
Schultheis, Walter H ~ 2nd Lt, Illinois
Silverberg, Sidney J ~ Corporal, New York
Williams, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Alabama
York, Alfred I ~ Corporal, Maine
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=mi&offset=7725
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56135426
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernam_Field#World_War_II
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108863930
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2017 21:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 19:16 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2023 19:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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