ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274378
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| Date: | Monday 26 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force |
| Registration: | 42-6323 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chabua, Assam, India -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hsinching (Xinjin) A-1, Chengdu, China |
| Chakulia,India? |
B-29-10-BW Superfortress #42-6323, nicknamed "Princess Eileen."
Converted to an aerial tanker, the airplane was lost in a crash at Chabua, in Assam, India, returning from a gasoline haul to airfield A-1 (Chengdu). All eleven airmen aboard were killed. Uncertain what caused the crash, but a radio report was received that they were at 18,000 feet in heavy thundercells.
The air crew killed were:
Capt. James L. Schleicher, Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert H. O'Shea, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Walter B. Miklosh, Navigator
2nd Lt. John N. Cumming, Bombardier
Flt. Off. Chester L. Rinke, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Donal C. Aiken, Radar Operator
S/Sgt. George F. Chesebro, Left Gunner
Sgt. Ralph H. Groff Jr, CFC Gunner
Sgt. Chester A. Jennings, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. John M. Larkins, Tail Gunner
M/Sgt. Warren E. Thieman, Right Gunner
eXCCAVATIONS CONDUCTED 2018-2023 finding the 4 mssing members of the crew
Sources:
US Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report № 11367
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3200705/james-lee-schleicher
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/276/
https://dvs.az.gov/news/wwii-airman-laid-rest-nearly-80-years-after-fatal-plane-crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2022 07:13 | Gumby778 | Added |
| 28-Feb-2024 07:52 | Nieman | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2024 07:52 | Nieman | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2024 14:17 | Nieman | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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