ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196753
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| Date: | Friday 6 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing YB-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 2132nd BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-36965 |
| MSN: | 3336 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maxwell Field AAF, Montgomery, Alabama -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maxwell Field AAF, Alabama |
| Maxwell Field AAF, Alabama |
Boeing YB-29-BW Superfortress 41-36965: 11th of the 14 pre-production YB-29s built by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas. Assigned to the 76th FTW, Maxwell Field AAF, Montgomery, Alabama. On January 2, 1945, damaged in a taxying accident. Repaired, and returned to service: assigned to 2132 Bomb Unit.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) July 6, 1945 in a forced landing due to mechanical failure at Maxwell Field AAF, Montgomery, Alabama.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jul1945S.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Jul-2017 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2017 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 16:12 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2021 21:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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