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| Date: | Sunday 5 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29-20-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6444 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qionglai County-Level City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29-20-BW Superfortress #42-6444: Engine caught fire after takeoff. The crew bailed out. One crew member MIA.
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-4411.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Jan-2025 08:17 | RDV | Added |
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