ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174085
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| Date: | Saturday 12 November 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Indianapolis, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico |
Written off (destroyed) Novmeber 12, 1949: Caught fire, disintegrated in flight at 300 feet altitude, and crashed near Indianapolis, Indiana. Crew bailed out, but two of the 12 crew were killed. According to a contemporary Newspaper report "The News-Palladium" from Benton Harbor, Michigan, November 12, 1949, page 1 - see link #7)
"2 Killed, 10 Parachute Out In B-29 Crash
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 12 - (AP)
Ten crewmen parachuted to safety as two others died In a flaming crash of an air force B-29 near here yesterday. First reports placed the death list at three. Names of the dead and survivors were withheld by the air force pending notification next of kin. The bomber was on a training flight from Walker air force base, Roswell, New Mexico. The ten survivors, none injured seriously, were taken to Billings hospital and the base hospital"
Sources:
1. El Orden 13 November 1949, page 1
2. The News-Palladium from Benton Harbor, Michigan November 12, 1949 Page 3 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/21952172/
3. "Austin American", November 12, 1949 page 1 at https://newspaperarchive.com/austin-american-nov-12-1949-p-1/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2015 15:39 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jun-2017 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2017 23:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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