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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6360 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dengzhou County-Level City, Nanyang, Henan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29 #42-6360 crash-landed on a grass pasture close to Tuanhe, Deng County (now Dengzhou County-Level City) due to in-flight emergency. The airplane was strafed by Japanese fighters on the next morning and was completely destroyed. The 11 crew members were OK.
Sources:
Li, X. 2015. B-29 in China. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. (in Chinese)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E5%9B%9B%E5%BC%8F%E6%88%B0%E9%AC%A5%E6%A9%9F
https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4409.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2023 09:07 | RDV | Added |
| 31-Jan-2025 07:01 | RDV | Updated [Date, Registration, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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