ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98659
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29E Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-69973 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7M E. Milton, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McDill Field, Tampa, Fl |
| Eglin Field, Ft. Walton, Fl |
Crashed; crew bailed out. Except the pilot Lt. Robert A. Lane of Holtville, California who went down with his plane. Plane encountered storms and, when the aileron was reported by crew to pilot as having come off, pilot ordered crew to bail out. Escape hatch was below the cabin. Co-pilot became lodged in hatch, pilot freed him, but was unable to escape before landfall.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Pensacola Journal dated August 9,10, 1945.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 18:25 | GL | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2015 19:15 | GL | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 26-May-2015 19:11 | GL | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:48 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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