ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195442
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| Date: | Monday 2 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 352nd BSqn /301st BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 44-27261 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wheelus AFB, Tripoli, Lybia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Martin-Omaha B-29-35-MO Superfortress 44-27261: Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, Nebraska. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, Florida. Force landed 2 April 1945 due to fire at MacDill AAF, Florida.
Repaired and returned to service. Re-Assigned to 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Lousiana.
Written off February 2, 1953: The plane crashed upon take due to an engine failure. The cause of the crash was because an engine that had recently been replaced had a missing piston and the engine didn't have enough power. All fifteen occupants died in the crash. The fatalities included:
Armstrong, 1st Lt. Lonzo P.
Bellette, AMN Harold D.
Bolstad, T/Sgt. David W.
Corvelli, Lt. Daniel D.
Eley, Capt. Charles Wayne
Grant, M/Sgt. William H.
Hackbarth, Lt. John Thomas
Jones, S/Sgt. Frederick Joe
Kloster, AMN Talmadge Lavern
Lovvorn, AMN Frank J.
McDowell, AMN James Clark
Willis, AMN Ray Ogden
Wilson, AMN Donald V.
Young, Lt. Frederick William
Yuvan, AMN James A.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html
2. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_personnel.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2017 11:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jul-2017 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2020 09:55 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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