ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99050
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| Date: | Monday 12 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing TB-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 231th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24434 |
| MSN: | 4095 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walker AAF, Roswell, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Alamogodo AAF, Alamogordo, NM |
| Walker AAF, Roswell, NM |
Boeing B-29-25-BW Superfortress 42-24434: Delivered to the USAAF 30 April 1944. Assigned to 231st Combat Crew Training Squadron, Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, New Mexico. Modified to TB-29.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a forced landing due to mechanical failure, 12 February 1945 at Walker AAF, Roswell, New Mexico. No fatalities or injuries reported among the crew of eleven. Wreckage Surveyed at Roswell AAF, New Mexico 13 February 1945, and authorised for reclamation as scrap and components.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1945S.htm
3. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0400/441%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2017 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:20 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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