ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98495
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| Date: | Friday 27 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 237th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-94011 |
| MSN: | 7418 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles south of Isleta Pueblo, Bernalillo County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, NM |
| Kirtland AAF, NM |
Boeing B-29A-20-BN Superfortress 42-94011: Delivered to USAAF 3 February 1945. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 237th Army Air Force Base Unit, Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crash landed 27 April 1945, due to engine failure, 5 miles South of Isleta Pueblo, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (at approximate co ordinates: 34°54′31″N 106°41′30″W). Wreckage Surveyed at Kirtland AAF, New Mexico 8 May 1945; authorised for reclamation as scrap and components
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1945S.ht]m
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_of_Isleta
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtland_Air_Force_Base#Additional_training
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2017 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:49 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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