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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 468th BGp / 794th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6368 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kyūshū Island -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pengshan Airfield |
On August 20, 1944 took off from Pengshan Airfield in China on a bombing mission against Yawata Steel Works on Kyūshū Island in Japan. Aboard was Clinkscales' pet cocker spaniel dog named "Sally". The weather was ceiling and visibility unlimited (CAVU). Over the target, this bomber was flying in the no. 1 position in a diamond formation of four bombers.
On the bomb run while releasing their bombs, Ki-45 Nick piloted by Nobe rammed this bomber head on, its right wing impacting the bomber's left wing between the no. 1 engine and the wingtip and caused the wing fuel tank to explode, and the wreckage of the Japanese fighter cartwheeled into the rest of the formation. A piece of wreckage struck the tail of B-29 "Calamity Sue" 42-6334, causing it to enter a spin and crash. Nobe's attack was the first deliberate ramming of B-29s over Japan. All on board “Gertrude C” were killed. 10 others were killed in the collision.
Sources:
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-29/42-6334.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2025 14:45 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 23-May-2025 14:46 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Date, ] |
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