ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98448
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| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 498th BGp /873rd BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24602 |
| MSN: | 4263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 miles South of Kearney AAF, Nebraska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kearny AAF, Nebraska |
B-29-40-BW 42-24602: Delivered to the USAAF 22 July 1944. Assigned to the 873rd Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group, Great Bend AAF, Kansas.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when force landed 24 September 1944, 12 miles south of Kearney AAF, Nebraska.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=aaf&offset=13325
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://ww35.usafunithistory.com/PDF/0800/873%20TACTICAL%20MISSILE%20SQ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2017 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 16:00 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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