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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 871st BS 497th BG |
| Registration: | 44-69899 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saipan, Mariana Islands |
| Kure, Japan |
First Lieutenant Joe S. McSpadden O-753232 US Army Air Forces 871st Bombardment Squadron 497th Bombardment Group was Commander of Boeing B-29-65-BW Superfortress 44-69899 on 5 May 1945 out of Saipan, Mariana Islands on a combat bombing mission to a target at Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan and was attacked by enemy fighter(s) setting engines 3 & 4 ablaze, dropped the bombs but soon it lost half the wing and only four crew bailed out and survived the crash and burn and were captured. [MACR 14365].
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2brown/hotww2hrbiobrown.html#JSM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2024 05:42 | drayjones | Added |
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