ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98449
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 874th BSqn /498th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-63433 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Philip, South Dakota -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kearny AAF, Nebraska |
Bell-Atlanta B-29-15-BA Superfortress 42-63433: Built under licence by Bell Aircraft Company, Marietta, Atlanta, Georgia. Delivered to the USAAF 4 September 1944. Assigned to 874th Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group, Great Bend AAF, Kansas.
Written off (destroyed) when the aircraft had a mid-air collision on 28 September 1944 with B-29 #42-65215 at approximately 17,000 to 18,000 feet altitude in the skies near Philip, South Dakota (at approximate co ordinates at 43° 50' N, 101° 0' W)
The two bombers were operating out of the Kearny Army Airfield in Nebraska. All personnel aboard 42-63433. eight of the 10 crew on board 42-65215 were killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=af&offset=16700
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87182457
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0800/874%20TACTICAL%20MISSILE%20SQ.pdf .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2017 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2017 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 12:45 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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