ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98424
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 59th Ferry Sqn /4th Ferry Gp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24458 |
| MSN: | 4119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee |
B-29 42-24458 Delivered to the USAAF 16 May 1944. Assigned to 59th Ferry Squadron, 4th Ferry Group. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on 17 July 1944 at Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kansas, on ferry flight from Memphis Municipal Airport. Five crew of the six crew were killed:
31165335 James H Cobb Sgt MA 17 7 1944 B-29 # 42-24458
O-491772 Lyman W Drew Capt TX 17 7 1944 B-29 # 42-24458
O-662345 Willis F Limberg 1st Lt 17 7 1944 B-29 # 42-24458
O-670416 Walter J. Muller 1st Lt 17 7 1944 B-29 # 42-24458
12062642 John J, Vayda T/Sgt 17 7 1944 B-29 # 42-24458
The sole survivor was Sgt Joseph Nara.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=ks&offset=1475
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2765933_
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/50-74/59%20FERRY%20SQ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2017 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2019 16:48 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:04 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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