ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98442
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 444th BGp /679th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6277 |
| MSN: | 3411 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dudhkundi,12 miles SE of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dunhkundi, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal |
B-29-10-BW 42-6277: Delivered to the USAAF 30 December 1943. Allocated to the CBI (China-Burma-India Theater of Operations) and issued to the 444th BG, 679th BS, named ‘Shanghai Lil’.
Damaged in a forced landing in India after ran out of fuel on June 4, 1944. Repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when force landed 6 September 1944 due to engine failure at Dudhkundi Airfield, 12 miles (19.2 km) South East of Jhargram, in the Paschim Medinipur district, in the Indian state of West Bengal, India (at approximate Coordinates 22°19′21.16″N 087°06′33.62″E). All but one of the ten crew on board survived.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Sep1944O.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4409.html
4. http://www.444thbg.org/apps/auth/login?why=mpw&try=1&wp=1&next=676thsquadron.htm#2849644
5. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0600/679%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf .
6. http://www.midnapore.in/arifield/dudhkundi-airfield.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 13:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2017 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2017 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Mar-2020 15:55 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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