ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99054
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing TB-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 234th CCTS BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24705 |
| MSN: | 4366 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles North East of Clovis, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis AAF, Clovis, NM (CVS/KVCS) |
| Clovis AAF, (CVS/KCVS) |
Boeing B-29-45-BW Superfortress 42-24705: Delivered to the USAAF 12 September 1944. Converted to TB-29. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico
Damaged in a forced landing 23 October 1944 due to engine failure and crashed 75 miles north of Clovis, NM. Repaired and returned to service. Re-assigned to 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in an accident 16 May 1945 during takeoff from Clovis AAF, due to engine failure, and crashed 2 miles North East of Clovis, New Mexico
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945S.htm
3. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0200/234%20BASE%20UNIT.pdf
4. Accident October 23 1944: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Oct1944S.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2017 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:14 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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