ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98399
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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 234th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6375 |
| MSN: | 3509 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 18 miles South East of Clovis, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis AAF, New Mexico |
| Clovis AAF, NM |
Boeing B-29-15-BW 42-6375 Delivered to USAAF 23 Febuary 1944. Assigned to 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico
Crashed 2 June 1944, when the aircraft was abandoned due to a fire, 18 miles South East of Clovis AAF, New Mexico. At least two crew members were killed:
First Lieutenant Leroy C. Sugg (pilot)
Corporal Gilbert F. Davidson
42-6375 was recovered to - and then surveyed at - Clovis AAF New Mexico on June 4, 1944 and struck off charge (authorised to be broken up for scrap)
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=aaf&offset=6375
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49881679
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0200/234%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2017 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2019 08:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 17:37 | DB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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