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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-63363 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pingshun County, Changzhi, Shanxi Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-63363, nicknamed Marietta Misfit, crashed onto hilly terrain in Pingshun while returning from a sortie to attack Japanese-occupied Manchuria. All 11 crew members bailed out successfully before the crash and were rescued by Chinese communist partisans.
As "B-29 No. 3363" in Chinese material (some historical accounts erroneously recorded the date as Oct. 29th).
Sources:
https://www.krzzjn.com/show-320-88318.html
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1716461512493498399
http://www.acpf-cn.org/acpf-cn/c210697/202211/fd428565c4d84b8a941d319da1136173.shtml
https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4412.html
https://memphisbelle.com/jp-quinlan-tail-gunner/
https://www.40thbombgroup.org/40thbombgroupaircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2024 08:18 | RDV | Added |
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