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| Date: | Friday 1 June 1945 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces |
| Registration: | 42-63496 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shionomisaki, Wakayama prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two B-29, 42-63496 'Naughty Money' and 42-65270 'Big Poison Second Dosa', suffered midair collision over Cape Shionomisaki, Japan. One of them crashed a shore in Shionomiya village, and the other dived into the sea. Each plane had single survivor. Both bombers belonged to 58th Bombardment Wing, 444th Bombardment Group.
EDIT: 42-63496 nickname of "Naughty Money" is actually "Naughty Nancy" (Pilot B F Sisson's wife)
Sources:
http://www.accident-report.com/
Accident Report secured from Michael T Stowe (http://www.accident-report.com/biomts.html) August 2025
Accident Report included Missing Aircrew Report #6, Paragraph #7 detailed Nickname of Aircraft as Naughty Nancy
Accident Report detailed familial contacts of crew members
Images:
Monument at the crash site. Photo is taken on 14th February 2019.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2019 10:32 | isamuel | Added |
| 05-Sep-2025 19:19 | JWMcDonald | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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