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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 444th BGp /679th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6246 |
| MSN: | 3381 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province? -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kharagpur Airfield, West Bengal, India |
| Xinjin Airport (ZUXJ) |
Boeing B-29-1-BW Superfortress 42-6246 Delivered to the USAAF 15 November 1943. Assigned to the 679th BS, 444th BG.
Written off (destroyed) when crew bailed out 80 miles southwest of Xichang, China during ferry flight from Kharagpur, India to Xinjin Airbase, China on 28 June, 1944 due to #1 and #3 engine failures. Of the eleven crew on board, three were killed (KIA) and eight were rescued.
The exact location is unclear; 80 miles (=128.75 km) SW of Xichang is roughly at the border between Liangshan Prefecture (the prefecture seat of which is Xichang) of Sichuan Province and Lijiang, Yunnan Province.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4407.html
4. https://the-wanderling.com/john_noble_cumming.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2020 15:52 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Feb-2025 05:01 | RDV | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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