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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1944 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29-10-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6332 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yuechi County, Guang'an, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29 #42-6332, nicknamed "Belle of Baltimore," was damaged by AAA over Yawata, Japan but was able to return to China. Some crew members bailed out over Guang'an, Sichuan Province, while the rest stayed inside the plane and carried out emergency landing. All crew members survived, some receiving minor injuries.
The Boeing B-29 was written off. The location where it landed became known as Feijibazi, literally "Airplane Plain."
Sources:
Li, X. 2015. B-29 in China. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. (in Chinese)
https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4408.html
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2024 13:16 | RDV | Added |
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