ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98396
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 771st BSqn /462nd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6211 |
| MSN: | 3345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USAAF Base B-6, Piaradoba -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAAF Base B-6, Piaradoba, India |
Boeing B-29-1-BW 42-6211: Delivered to USAAF 26 October 1943. Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group, Walker AAF, Kansas. Departed Walker AAF, Kansas for CBI (China-India-Burma Theater of Operations) 16 April 1944, arriving Piardoba, India 13 May 1944. Assigned to 771st Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Piardoba,
Written of (destroyed) when crashed on takeoff at Piaradoba, India 23 May, 1944. 4 crew members killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.462ndbombgroup.org/Portals/0/Documents/462nd-Plane-list-master.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2017 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 10:58 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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