ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98558
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| Date: | Friday 7 September 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 30th BSqn /19th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-61712 |
| MSN: | 11189 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Field AAF, Tinian Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Field AAF, Tinian Island, Northern Marianna Islands |
Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress 44-61712: Delivered to the USAAF 18 May 1945. Assigned to 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group
Written off (destroyed) 7 September 1945: For unknown reason, the takeoff roll was aborted. The heavy bomber overran and came to rest in flames. Five crewmen were killed while six others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crew of 44-61712 killed were:
Flight Officer Joseph C. Cochran,
1st Lt George E. Godsey,
1st Lt Joseph A. Little,
1st Lt Charles N. Roberts,
1st Lt Edward W. Williams.
NOTE: The crash of 44-61712 was not, as some reports claim, due to combat operations (an air raid against Japan). The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945 - five days before this accident.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
2. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1945/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29a-45.
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=fl&offset=7100
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63052108 .
Images:
North Field, Guam 7 Sep 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2015 04:15 | the330thbg | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Photo, ] |
| 18-Sep-2015 17:45 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2017 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2017 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 10:28 | DB | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 06:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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