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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93854 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pinggu District, Beijing -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-93854, nicknamed Brooklyn Bessie, went down during an operational sortie. The entire crew bailed out successfully near Japanese-occupied Beijing and were rescued by Chinese resistance army. Unfortunately, the airplane crashed into residential area, killing two people on the ground.
Aircraft identified as "B-29 No. 845" by Yang et al. (2015), in which the registration was probably a typo.
Sources:
Yang, X., Song, B. & He, M. 2015. Vital Rescues——Interpretation of Files Concerning Rescue of American Pilots in Shanxi-Chahaer-Hebei Anti-Japanese Base Areas [sic]. Military History Research, 29(05): 102-113. (in Chinese)
https://www.krzzjn.com/show-1182-69074.html
https://www.40thbombgroup.org/40thbombgroupaircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2024 09:14 | RDV | Added |
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