ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98656
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 March 1946 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29B Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-83960 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 mi S of Livermore, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hawaii (Hickam Field?) |
| Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield |
B-29B Superfortress #44-83960, 1521 Base Unit, crashed into 3,820-foot Wauhab Ridge in a snowstorm, twelve miles south of Livermore, California while navigating towards landing to Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (now Travis Air Force Base). The crew were ferrying the bomber from Hawaii to California.
All seven airmen aboard were killed:
1st Lt. Fred S. Andes, Jr., Pilot
2nd Lt. Francis G. Weyant, Co-pilot
1st Lt. George W. Cummings Jr., Navigator
2nd Lt. Andrew Robertson, Jr.
Sgt. Dale A. Anderson
Sgt. John E. Elliott
PFC Donald M. Miller
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
San Bernardino Sun 21 March 1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140113923/fred-andes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2020 19:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2022 19:10 | Gumby778 | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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