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| Date: | Wednesday 31 December 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing WB-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-62200 |
| MSN: | 11677 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Elmendorf AFB, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Elmendorf AFB, Alaska (EDF/PAED) |
| Elmendorf AFB, Alaska (EDF/PAED) |
The weather plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
Sources:
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sLate/1947Dec.htm
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0300/375%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
5. https://archive.is/ELYk#selection-147.4-147.25 .
6. https://www.airweaassn.org/reports/Pages%20from%20Air%20Weather%20Service-Our%20Heritage,%201937--1987_Part_1.pdf
7. "The Vernon Daily Record" Vernon, Texas, Wednesday, December 31, 1947 Page 1 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/51552657/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2015 05:53 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2017 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2017 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2019 09:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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