ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98661
Last updated: 8 February 2021
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| Date: | 09-MAR-1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29M Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 393rd BSqn /509th BGp USAF (393rd BSqn /509th BGp United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 45-21840 |
| C/n / msn: | 13734 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean near RAF North Front, Gibraltar -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk (LKZ/EGUL) |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Boeing B-29-95-BW Superfortress 45-21840: Modified to B-29MR. Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, New Mexico
Written off (destroyed) when crashed 9 March 1951 into the Atlantic Ocean, near RAF North Front, Gibraltar
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=ne&offset=1325
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2017 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2021 08:38 | E.Robot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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