ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98462
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 1945 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 29th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6428 |
| MSN: | 3562 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, 140 miles ESE of West Palm Beach, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pratt AAF, Pratt, Kansas |
| Puerto Rico |
Boeing B-29-20-BW Superfortress 42-6428: Delivered to the USAAF 31 March 1944. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group. Written off (presumed crashed and destroyed) 9 January 1945: Crashed on training flight to Puerto Rico, the night of 8/9 January 1945, all on 19 board (crew of 11 plus 8 passengers) lost. Approximate location of crash was at co ordinates 26'20''N, 77'25''W, 140 miles ESE of West Palm Beach, Florida.
The # 42-6428 crew and passengers
Capt. Irving H. Ward Command Pilot Lost
2nd/Lt. Roy L. Winzer Pilot Lost
2nd/Lt. John W. Osner Navigator Lost
2nd/Lt. John W. Osner Navigator Lost
1st/Lt. William R. Sage Bombardier Lost
2nd/Lt. Shelva F. Harbour Radar Lost
T/Sgt. Stephen R. Pesuth Engineer Lost
Sgt. William J. Geary Gunner Lost
Cpl. Albert J. Mueller Gunner Lost
Sgt. Rex O. Ford Gunner Lost
Sgt. William M. Duncanson Jr. Gunner Lost
Sgt. Domenic DeStefano Gunner Lost
Passengers
Lt/Col. William T. Boren Passenger Lost
2nd/Lt. Borden F. March Passenger Lost
2nd/Lt. Borden F. March Passenger Lost
M/Sgt. Warren G. Allen Passenger Lost
M/Sgt. John N. Matkins Passenger Lost
M/Sgt. John N. Matkins Passenger Lost
S/Sgt. Henry G. Schenker Passenger Lost
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114294061
3. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/5-9/6%20AIR%20REFUELING%20SQ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2017 02:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2018 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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