Accident Boeing B-29-60-BW Superfortress 44-69748,
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Date:Sunday 25 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29-60-BW Superfortress
Owner/operator:1st BSqn /9th BGp USAAF
Registration: 44-69748
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing. -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:AAF North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands.
Destination airport:AAF North Field, Tinian
Narrative:
Shot down on a air mission against the Mitsubishi Aircraft factory at Nagoya,Japan

Sources:

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56109916/murel-w-hardgrave

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2021 18:31 Nieman Added
03-Mar-2021 20:48 Komes Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator]

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