ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98391
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 40th BGp /25th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6249 |
| MSN: | 3383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USAAF Station 7, Payne Airfield, Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Payne Field, Cairo, Egypt |
| Karachi, India |
B-29 42-6249: Delivered to the USAAF 11 November 1943. Assigned to the 40th BG, 25th BS. Written off (damaged beyond repair) on ferry flight when crashed at USAAF Station 7, Payne Airfield, Cairo, Egypt on April 18, 1944. All crew survived. The aircraft struck a radio tower on takeoff in a dust storm.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1944/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-1-bw-superfortress-in-cairo-payne-afb/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 13:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2017 22:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 08:50 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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