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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29-20-MO Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-65254 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yellow Sea -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
[MACR 11298] The Boeing B-29 nicknamed Rush Order was damaged by fighters over Japan while on mission to Omura Jan 6, 1945 and ditched in Yellow Sea. Subsequent searches failed to find this aircraft and its crew.
Sources:
Li, X. 2015. B-29 in China. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. (in Chinese)
https://www.airplanes-online.com/b29-superfortress-wwii-korean-war.htm
https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4501a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2025 03:36 | RDV | Added |
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