ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98658
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29E Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 236th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6378 |
| MSN: | 6512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 16 miles South of Pyote, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pyote AAF, Pyote, TX |
Boeing B-29-15-BW Superfortress 42-6378: Delivered to USAAF 10 March 1944. Assigned to 499th Bomb Group. Modified to TB-29, and Assigned to 236th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, Texas
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4 March 1945 in a Belly landing, 16 miles South of Pyote, Texas. No reports of fatalities or injuries among the eleven crew on board. Not repaired, withdrawn from service, and stored at David-Monthan AAF, Tuscon, Arizona. Reclamation for components and scrap completed at Davis-Monthan AFB, on June 27, 1949.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1945S.htm .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2017 23:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:35 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
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