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Date: | Tuesday 27 November 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | 103rd SRSqn /111th SRGp USAF |
Registration: | 44-61933 |
MSN: | 11410 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 miles west-ńorth-west of Winchester, Riverside County, Californ -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington (KSKA) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Boeing B-29A-55-BN Superfortress 44-61933: Modified to F-13A; redesignated in 1948 as RB-29A. Assigned to 103rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 111th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington.
Written off (destroyed) 27 November 1951: Crashed in unknown circumstances in a hilly terrain located about three miles northwest of Winchester, Riverside County, California. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all 13 crew members were rescued.
Sources:
1. Pasauer Neue Presse 29 November 1951, p 1
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
3.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasqdn.asp?offset=12950 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1951/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29a-55-bn-superfortress-near-winchester/]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Oct-2014 15:01 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
15-Jun-2017 15:06 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
08-Feb-2021 15:34 |
Pink |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |