ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98387
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 771st BSqn /462nd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6227 |
| MSN: | 3361 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 miles SE of Walker AAF, Victoria, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Walker AAF, Kansas |
B-29 42-6227: Delivered to USAAF 26 October 1943. Assigned to 771st Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Walker AAF, Kansas
Written off (damaged beyond repair) due to a forced landing on 16 November 1943, 12 miles SE of Walker AAF, Kansas due to structural failure. Five crew members killed.
Repaired but grounded. Became a Ground Instructional Airframe at Walker AAF, Kansas on 17 November 1943. Struck off charge June 29, 1944 and scrapped.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2017 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 19:42 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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