ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98520
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 234th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6430 |
| MSN: | 3564 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, NM |
| Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, NM |
Boeing B-29-20-BW Superfortress 42-6430: Delivered to the USAAF 31 March 1944. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico. Damaged in an accident 19 January 1945 when taxying at Clovis AAF, New Mexico. Repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in an accident 13 June 1945 due to mechanical failure while landing at Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Authorised for reclamation as scrap and components. Reclamation completed at Kirtland AAF, New Mexico July 2, 1945
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jun1945S.htm
3. Accident 19 January 1945: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=aaf&offset=6175
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2017 18:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2017 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:04 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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