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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93825 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qionglai County-Level City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ran off the runway because of brake failure. The nose landing gear collapsed.
#42-93825 was the first Boeing B-29 Superfortress to be lost in China.
Sources:
Li, X. 2015. B-29 in China. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. (in Chinese)
http://accident-report.com/Yearly/1944/4405/4405.html
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=41708
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2024 13:29 | RDV | Added |
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