Accident Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29A) 45-21848,
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Date:Thursday 29 May 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29A)
Owner/operator:46th RSqn (VLR(P) USAAF
Registration: 45-21848
MSN: 3742
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi E of Ladd Field AAF, AK -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ladd Field AAF, Alaska
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed shortly after takeoff.

Sources:

El Tiempo 31 May 1947, p19
Passauer Neue Presse 3 June 1947, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Aug-2011 11:05 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
09-Mar-2014 18:42 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source]
08-Oct-2014 13:12 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Jun-2017 01:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
27-Jun-2017 01:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
22-Mar-2020 09:23 DG333 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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