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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-62281 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pyongyang -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yokota AB, Fussa, Tama Area, Western Tokyo, Japan (RJTY) |
| Yokota AB, Fussa, Tama Area, Western Tokyo, Japan (RJTY) |
Boeing B-29A-70-BN Superfortress 44-62281: Delivered to USAAF 28 February 1946. Assigned to 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group [1947]. Deployed to Kadena, Okinawa [1948]; Sculthorpe, England [1949]; Yokota, Japan [1950-52]. Named ‘Fire Ball’
Damaged by AAA over Pyongyang on May 7, 1951; recovered at Yokota AB, Japan. Repaired and Converted to WB-29. Re-Assigned to 53rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather. Withdrawn To 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 8 September 1953 for storage. Struck Off Charge February 1957
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 20:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:21 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
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