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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29A) |
| Owner/operator: | 46th RSqn (VLR(P) USAAF |
| Registration: | 45-21848 |
| MSN: | 3742 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi E of Ladd Field AAF, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ladd Field AAF, Alaska |
Crashed shortly after takeoff.
Sources:
El Tiempo 31 May 1947, p19
Passauer Neue Presse 3 June 1947, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 11:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 09-Mar-2014 18:42 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 08-Oct-2014 13:12 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2017 01:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2017 01:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2020 09:23 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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