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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6298 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Xinjin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-6298, nicknamed Katie, was substantially damaged in a ground accident at Xinjin Airbase. There were no casualties. One source claimed that this aircraft never flew again.
Li (2015) possibly mistook this occurrence for the crash of B-29 #42-65213.
AAIB gave the date of this mishap as 1944-12-02.
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
https://www.40thbombgroup.org/40thbombgroupaircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2025 12:53 | RDV | Added |
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