ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98398
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 870th BSqn /497th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6239 |
| MSN: | 3373 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pratt AAF, 4 miles NNW of Pratt, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pratt AAF, Pratt, Kansas |
| Pratt AAF, Kansas |
Boeing B-29-1-BW 42-6239: Delivered to USAAF 12 November 1943. Assigned to 870th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group at Pratt AAF, Kansas.
Written off 24 May 1944 in a landing accident at Pratt AAF, Kansas. According to some sources, two crew members reported killed (unconfirmed). Surveyed Pratt AF May 26, 1944 and struck off charge for reclamation for scrap and spares.
From a letter dated 5/27/44 by PFC Arthur McKelvey of the 497th Bomb Gp, 870 Bomb Sq, who was stationed at the Army Air Field, Pratt Kansas:
"One of our big bombers crashed on the landing strip yesterday morning. It was from the same squadron that I'm in and I knew some of the guys on it. None of them were seriously injured by a miracle. The plane will never fly again.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=ks&offset=975
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://ww35.usafunithistory.com/PDF/0800/870%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_Army_Airfield
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/497th_Bombardment_Group
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2017 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 10:59 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2024 13:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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