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Date: | Thursday 23 August 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | 3510th AMSSqn /3510th AMSGp USAF |
Registration: | 44-87640 |
MSN: | 12443 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 miles north of Randolph AFB, Universal City, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Randolph AFB, Universal City, TX |
Destination airport: | Randolph AFB, Universal City, TX |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Boeing B-29-85-BW Superfortress 44-87640: Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group. Named "Iron George". Re-Assigned to 3510th Maintenance and Supply Squadron, 3510th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Randolph AFB, Texas.
Written off (destroyed) 23 August 1951: En route, an engine failed and caught fire. All crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a field located three miles north of Randolph AFB, Universal City, Texas. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_6.htm]l
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbagrp.asp?offset=11300 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1951/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-85-bw-superfortress-near-randolph-afb/]
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http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Jun-2017 22:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
09-Feb-2021 08:52 |
Opietz |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |