ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98437
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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 236th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24523 |
| MSN: | 4184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles south of Pyote AAF, Pyote, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pyote AAF, Pyote, TX |
Boeing B-29-35-BW 42-24523: Delivered to the USAAF 12 June 1944. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 236th Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, Texas.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in an accident 20 August 1944 when crashed due to a take off accident three miles south of Pyote AAF, Texas.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?loc=pyote&offset=25
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://ww45.usafunithistory.com/PDF//0200/236%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2017 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 18:04 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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