ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173801
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 May 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 352nd BSqn /301st BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 44-61510 |
| MSN: | 10987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nariyah, Ash-Sharqīyah, 125 miles North West of Dhahran -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dhahran Airfield, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (DHA/OEDR) |
Boeing B-29A-35-BN Superfortress 44-61510: Delivered to the USAAF 24 March 1945. Assigned to 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, Smoky Hill AFB, Kansas.
Written off (destroyed) May 11, 1948: Following an engine failure, the B-29 went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near Nariyah, Ash-Sharqīyah (الشرقية) Eastern Province, 125 north west of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (at approximate Coordinates: 27°28′11.48″N 48°29′3.74″E)
All nine crew members were killed. One of whom was Russell Edward Codington, the airplane commander (see link #4)
Sources:
1. El Litoral 14 May 1948, page 1
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?offset=65775
4. https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/russell-edward-codington_35862127
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nariyah
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2015 16:36 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jun-2017 22:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2017 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2020 09:07 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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