ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98500
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 30th BSqn /19th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-94060 |
| MSN: | 7467 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Tapochau, Saipan Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Isley Field, Northern Mariana Islands |
Boeing B-29A-25-BN Superfortress 42-94060: Delivered to the USAAF 24 February 1945. Assigned to the PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations), and issued to the 19th BG, 30th BS.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed from unknown cause on Mount Topatchau, Saipan (5 miles NNE Isley Field) May 5, 1945. All 11 crew killed. Crew of B-29 #4294060 were:
Airplane Commander: Captain Maurice J. Fay
Co Pilot: 2nd Lt David Blumenfield
Navigator: 2nd Lt Milton Orkin
Bombardier: Captain James Landers
Radar Operator: 2nd Lt John Milton Brady II
Flight Engineer: T/Sgt Wylie Alfred Ross
Radio Operator: Corporal Aloysius Carl Rieger
Crew Fire Control: Charles Garrett
Left Gunner: Corporal Michael Soback
Right Gunner: Corporal Robert I. Parson
Tail Gunner: Corporal Alexander Mozdierz
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3774397/maurice-fay
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23437013/james-landers
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3769871/david-blumenfield
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3788013/milton-orkin
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71886584/a-rieger
8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65153654/robert-parson
9. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1095&start=15 .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2017 14:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2017 14:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 09:49 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 06:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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