ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98506
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 444th BGp /677th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-70002 |
| MSN: | 10834 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Field AAF, Tinian - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | West Field AAF, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands |
| West Field AAF, Northern Mariana Islands |
Boeing B-29-70-BW Superfortress 44-70002: Delivered to the USAAF 3 April 1945. Named ‘Sky Chief’ when assigned to the 444th Bomb Group, 677th Bomb Squadron.
Written off when crashed at West Field AAF, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, on May 17, 1945. Aircraft was destroyed. The B-29 was taking part in "Mission 176". Between the hours of 03:00 and 06:00 local, 457 of 522 B-29's attacked the Nagoya urban area in the last great attack on this city; the southern part of Nagoya, the site of the Mitsubishi Aircraft works, Aichi Aircraft Company's Atsuta Plant and the Atsuta Branch of the Nagoya Arsenal, the Nippon Vehicle Company and other targets were targeted from the aircraft flying at low-level. Eleven other B-29's hit targets of opportunity. Three B-29's were lost, of which #44-70002 was the first: The #3 engine caught fire after take off. All 11 crew members abandoned aircraft before it crashed.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm
3. http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?topic=306708.0
4. http://www.444thbg.org/apps/auth/login?why=mpw&try=1&wp=1&next=677thsquadron.htm
5. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4505b.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2017 22:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 12:56 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2021 19:51 | Steve | Updated [Total fatalities, Country] |
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