ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98388
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 768th BSqn /462nd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6244 |
| MSN: | 3378 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walker AAF, Victoria, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Walker AAF, Kansas |
B-29-1-BW 42-6244: Delivered to the USAAF 4 November 1943. Assigned to 768th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Walker AAF, Kansas
Damaged 2 February 1944 due to a undercarriage malfunction and fire during taxying at Walker AAF, Kansas. Withdrawn from service and stored as a source of parts. Reclamation (scrapping) completed at Amarillo AAF on April 9, 1946.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2017 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 08:33 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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