ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98594
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | Boeing Aircraft Co Inc |
| Registration: | 42-93860 |
| MSN: | 7267 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Puget Sound, 1 mile off Redondo Beach, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington |
Boeing B-29A-5-BN Superfortress 42-93860: Not delivered to USAAF, Ditched 19 August 1944 during a Boeing test flight due to electrical failure and fire, and came down in Puget Sound, one mile off Redondo Beach, Seattle, Washington. According to published sources and photo (see link #3):
"A Boeing B-29A crashed into Puget Sound off Redondo Beach on August 19, 1944 while on a routine test flight. The crew of seven all survived, with minor injuries. The plane was placed on a barge and towed to the Renton plant, and was later moved to Boeing field where it was used by the B-29 mechanic's training school. It was broken up for salvage in October 1945."
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Aug1944S.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
3. http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/4528
4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 6, 1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2017 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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