ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98408
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 870th BSqn /497th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6387 |
| MSN: | 3521 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pratt AAF, 4 miles NNW of Pratt, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pratt AAF, Kansas |
Boeing B-29-15-BW Superfortress 42-6387: Delivered to USAAF 9 March 1944. Assigned to 870th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 13 June 1944 on take-off from Pratt AAF, Kansas. No fatalities or injuries reported. To CL-26 at Pratt AAF June 14, 1944 for scrapping and reclamation to components
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=aaf&offset=6700
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://ww35.usafunithistory.com/PDF/0800/870%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
4. https://www.fold3.com/document/273276089/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 17:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 15:44 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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