ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98685
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29) |
| Owner/operator: | 247th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24817 |
| MSN: | 4478 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tinker AAF, 7 miles SSE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Smoky Hill AAF, Salina, Kansas |
Boeing B-29-50-BW Superfortress 42-24817: Delivered to the USAAF 28 October 1944. Modified to F-13. Assigned to 247th Army Air Force Base Unit, Smoky Hill AAF, Salina, Kansas.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 9 February 1945 due to mechanical failure 7 miles South-South-East of Tinker AAF, Oklahoma.
Wreckage Surveyed at Herington AAF, Kansas 13 February 1945: authorised for reclamation of airframe for scrap and components. Only one fatality among the crew identified by name so far: Lt Charles Gorham Jr. (see link #3)
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html .
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1945S.htm
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112246990
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 10:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
| 01-Jul-2017 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2017 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:18 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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