ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98452
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 234th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6216 |
| MSN: | 3349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile off end of Runway 21, Clovis AAF, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis AAF, NM |
| Clovis AAF, NM |
B-29 42-6216: Delivered to the USAAF 16 November 1943. Assigned to 468th Bomb Group. Re-assigned to the Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in an accident 5 October 1944 after taking off from Clovis AAF, New Mexico. The aircraft crashed 1 mile off the end of the runway.
Wreckage recovered to CL-26 at Clovis AAF, New Mexico 8 October, 1944: authorised for reclamation as scrap and components.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=aaf&offset=15975 .
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0200/234%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2017 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2017 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 16:50 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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