ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98516
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 611th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-63402 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles West of Valpariso, Okaloosa, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AAF, Valpariso, Florida (VPS/KVPS) |
Bell-Atlanta B-29-15-BA Superfortress 42-63402: Built under licence by Bell Aircraft Company, Marietta, Atlanta, Georgia. Delivered to the USAAF 12 June 1944. Assigned to 611th Army Air Force Base Unit, Eglin AAF, Florida.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 29 May 1945 due to engine failure after takeoff 6 miles West of Valpariso, Florida (at approximate co ordinates 30°30′N 86°30′W). Wreckage Surveyed at Eglin AAF, Valpariso, Florida, 29 May 1945; authorised for reclamation as scrap and components
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945S.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2017 18:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:07 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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