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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29-1-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6212 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wugong County, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province -
 China
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29 #42-6212 crash-landed on the north bank of Wei River at the border between Xianyang and Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China because of fuel tank leakage. All 11 crew members survived unhurt.
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-4409.html
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2025 04:50 | RDV | Added |
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