ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98686
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29A) |
| Owner/operator: | 234th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93874 |
| MSN: | 7281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 miles north east of Newman, Otero County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis AAF, Clovis, NM (CVS/KVCS) |
Boeing B-29A-10-BN Superfortress 42-93874: Modified to F-13A. Assigned to the PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations). Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Named ‘South Sea Sinner’. Re-Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico
Written off (destroyed) when crash landed 18 April 1945 due to fire, 12 miles North East of Newman, Otero County, New Mexico (at approximate co ordinates 32°0′12″N 106°19′21″W). Casualties and/or fatalities not yet known.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1945S.ht]m
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman,_New_Mexico
4. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/view/Military.aspx?tid=351287&pid=-2092309439&vid=f9fc0f1e-5465-4e7a-acb5-f02b31f52d20
5. "South Sea Sinner" Nose Art; http://navjag.deviantart.com/art/South-Sea-Sinner-372517847
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 10:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jul-2017 17:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:45 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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