ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162561
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| Date: | Monday 25 December 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 874th BSqn /498th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24654 |
| MSN: | 4314 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Isley Field, Saipan Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Isley Field, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Isley Field |
Delivered to USAAF 20 August 44. Departed CONUS (CONtinental US) for PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations), arrived Saipan 25 Oct 44. Named "The Wichita Witch" and was operated by the 874th BS, 498th BG, 20th AF. Written off (Destroyed on ground) during enemy raid on Saipan, December 25,1944.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/4259509467/
3. https://www.fold3.com/image/55720439?ann=2b6a1280-01bf-11e3-3c1c-647d0106501d
4. http://avax.news/pictures/71087
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saipan_International_Airport#World_War_II .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2013 09:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-May-2017 23:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2017 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 19:01 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 06:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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