ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98418
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 499th BGp /879th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6417 |
| MSN: | 3351 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles South East of Lorraine, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Smoky Hill AAF, Salina, Kansas |
| Smoky Hill AAF, Kansas |
Boeing B-29-20-BW 42-6417: Assigned to the 73rd BW, 499th BG, 879th BS. Written off (destroyed) when crashed in a weather related accident, 2 miles South East of Lorraine, Kansas on July 7, 1944. The six crew members on board killed were:
1st Lt. Ralph L. Ingold
2nd Lt. Richard G Creain
2nd Lt. Crawford C Hoffpauir
2nd Lt. Walter L Pfeffer
2nd Lt. Charles L Zeiss
Cpl. George E Sullivan
Wreckage to CL-26 at Smoky Hill AF, Kansas July 9, 1944: authorised for reclamation for spares and scrap,
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?offset=7575
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42871319
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0800/879%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100503493
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 11:07 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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