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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29-5-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6300 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | East China Sea -
 China
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
[MACR 9688] This airplane was returning from a sortie to bomb Japan when, for unclear reason, it dropped out of the B-29 formation over the East China Sea off Shanghai. The airplane and its occupants were never seen again.
Sources:
Li, X. 2015. B-29 in China. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. (in Chinese)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56759252/paul-l-bunch
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2025 08:26 | RDV | Added |
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