ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98423
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| Date: | Saturday 15 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 444th BGp /678th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6302 |
| MSN: | 3436 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USAAF Base B-3, Bera, near Jawai Bandh, now in Rajasthan state -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USAAF Base B-3, Rajasthan state |
B-29-5-BW 42-6302: Delivered to the USAAF 18 January 1944. Assigned to the 444th BG, 678th BS. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when force landed due to fuel starvation at USAAF Base B-3 Bera, Rajasthan, India 15 July, 1944. Of the eleven crew, one was killed in action, the other ten survived.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jul1944O.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4407.html
4. http://ww35.usafunithistory.com/PDF/10-19/10%20INTELLIGENCE%20SQ.pdf
5. http://www.444thbg.org/678thsquadron.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 13:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2017 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2019 05:51 | Ajai | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Mar-2020 11:11 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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