ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99063
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing TB-29-20-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 234th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6405 |
| MSN: | 3539 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles South West of Ragland, Quay County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis AAF, Clovis, NM (CVS/KVCS) |
Boeing B-29-20-BW Superfortress 42-6405: Delivered to USAAF 28 March 1944. Modified to TB-29. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico. Accident 19 July 1944 due to mechanical failure over Strother AAF, Winfield, Kansas. Repaired and returned to service.
Crashed 29 March 1945 after the crew bailed out due to a fire 8 miles South West of Ragland, Quay County, New Mexico. Surveyed at Clovis AAF, March 30, 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/Mar1945S.htm
3. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0200/234%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
4. Accident 18 July 1944: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jul1944S.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2017 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2017 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2017 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:40 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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