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| Date: | Saturday 27 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 870th BS 497th BG |
| Registration: | 42-24619 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Kiku River near Mitsumata -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saipan, Mariana Islands |
| Tokyo, Japan |
US Army Air Forces 870th Bombardment Squadron 497th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) Boeing B-29-40-BW Superfortress 42-24619 'Shady Lady' out of Saipan, Mariana Islands on 27 January 1945 on a combat bombing mission to the target aircraft plants on the west side of Tokyo, Japan. [MACR 11557] The official report states the B-29 was knocked out by anti-aircraft flak.
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(497th BG, 870th BS, "Shady Lady") rammed by Ki-44 west of Tokyo, Japan Jan 27, 1945 and crashed in river at
Oume City, Tokyo.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2brown/hotww2hrbiobrown.html#JEB
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http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=42-24619
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2024 05:14 | drayjones | Added |
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