ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98420
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 769th BSqn /462nd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6263 |
| MSN: | 3397 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal, 30 miles off Kurmitola, -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chengtu, China |
Boeing B-29-5-BW 42-6263: Delivered to the USAAF 7 December 1943. Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group, Walker AAF, Kansas. Departed Gravelly Point, Virginia for CBI (China-Burma-India Theater of Operations) on 15 April 1944. Assigned to the 462nd BG, 769th BS, USAAF.
During the night of 7-8 July, fourteen B-29's dispatched from the 58th BW, operating out of Chengtu, China bomb Omura, Sasebo, and Tobata (most of the planes hit Sasebo); 3 others attack secondary and last resort targets at Laoyao and in the Hankow area of China
On the return trip, 42-6263 was written off (destroyed) when it ditched into the Bay of Bengal, 30 miles off Kurmitola, India due to engine fire Jul 8, 1944.(MACR 11300). three crew killed, 8 survived and were rescued.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jul1944O.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4407.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2017 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 11:08 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2022 16:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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