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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 871st BS 497th BG |
| Registration: | 42-63413 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Isley Field No.1, Saipan |
| Nagoya, Japan |
US Army Air Forces 871st Bombardment Squadron 497th Bombardment Group 20th Air Force Bell-Atlanta B-29-15-BA Superfortress 42-63413 "Dixie Darling" out of Isely Airfield, Saipan, Marianas Islands on 18 December 1944 on a combat bombing mission to the target Mitsubishi aircraft factory at Nagoya, Japan. [MACR 10657] The B-29 was last sighted about half way to the target flying over the Pacific Ocean and never seen again.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2comanche/hotww2hrbiocomanche.html#GWS
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2024 14:55 | drayjones | Added |
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