ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84514
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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg /371st BSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 44-61693 |
| MSN: | 11170 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Yokota AB, Fussa, Tokyo -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
| Yokota AB, Fussa, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Assigned to 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa and named "Blue Tail Fly". Hit by AAA over Pyongyang, North Korea May 7, 1951. Repaired and returned to service, but damaged 19 October 1951 due to mechanical failure landing at Yokota AB, Japan. Condemned 5 May 1952
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]
2. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
3. http://b29s.koreanwar-educator.org/b29sinthekoreanwar/0-b29MasterList.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2013 12:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2017 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 13:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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