ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98409
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 234th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6355 |
| MSN: | 3489 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles north of Clovis AAF, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis AAF, New Mexico |
| Clovis AAF, NM |
Boeing B-29-15-BW Superfortress 42-6355: Delivered to USAAF 24 February 1944. Assigned to 45th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, Pratt AAF, Kansas. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a Forced landing 13 June 1944, 2 miles North of Clovis AAF, New Mexico. No fatalities or injuries reported. Surveyed at Clovis AAF June 15, 1944: deemed beyond repair, and authorised to be reduced to scrap and components
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=mi&offset=5450
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://www.301bg.com/lasker_raymond_l2940_301bg.cfm
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39315494
5. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0200/234%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 17:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2019 08:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 17:39 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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