ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98689
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| Date: | Friday 8 June 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29A) |
| Owner/operator: | 11th PRGp /3rd PRSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24585 |
| MSN: | 4247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles north-east of Agana -
 Guam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Field AAF, Guam |
| North Field AAF, Guam |
Boeing B-29-40-BW Superfortress 42-24585: Delivered to the USAAF 15 July 1944. Converted to to F-13 and issued to the PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations). Issued to the 11th PRG, 3rd PRS, and named *Poison Ivy*.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed 6 miles North East of Agana, Guam Jun 8, 1945 due to engine failure. All four engines failed while the aircraft was on a test flight from North Field AAF, Guam. At least two crew members were killed - named as Sgt Bruce W. Searby, the right side gunner, and 1st Lt William H Runkle, the pilot (airplane commander).
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jun1945O.htm
3. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/b-29/b-29-bomber-poison-ivy/
4. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ROOTS/1996-09/6517
5. http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64457
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 10:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 19-Jul-2017 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:16 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2021 15:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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