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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29-1-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6253 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pengshan District, Meishan, Sichuan Province -
 China
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-6253, nicknamed Windy City, was damaged beyond repair when it landed on its belly at Pengshan Airbase (A-7).
Eleven crew members all survived.
This accident occurred during a coordinated operation to attack Yawata, Japan; nonetheless, the exact date was unclear. NEAM (2008) is followed here.
Sources:
Li, X. 2015. B-29 in China. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. (in Chinese)
New England Air Museum (NEAM). 2008. The Story of The “Billy Mitchell Group” 468 H-Bomb Group – From the C.B.I. to the Marianas.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205371986
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2024 13:16 | RDV | Added |
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