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| Date: | Friday 2 May 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 514th BSqn /376th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21715 |
| MSN: | 13609 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kindley AFB, St. David's Island -
 Bermuda
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kindley Field AFB, Bermuda (BDA/TXKF) |
| Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, Louisiana (KBAD) |
Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress 45-21715: Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather. Re-Assigned to 514th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
With 376th BW, en-route UK to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana with tech stop at Kindley AFB, Bermuda May 2, 1952. Caught fire when testing replacement fuel transfer pump, fuel poured out; aircraft destroyed by fire. No reported fatalities or injuries.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasqdn.asp?offset=22700
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2017 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2021 20:16 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-May-2022 03:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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