ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98430
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 444th BGp /679th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6452 |
| MSN: | 3586 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Agartala, Tripura -
 India
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kharagpur Airfield, West Bengal, India |
B-29 42-6452: Delivered to the USAAF 13 April 1944. Assigned to the 444th BG, 679th BS. Written off (destroyed) when crashed near Agartala, Tripura, India, August 7, 1944. Aircraft caught fire, crew bailed out: of the thirteen crew, two were killed, and eleven were saved.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Aug1944O.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4408.html
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0600/679%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2017 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 17:52 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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