ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70576
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 72nd SRSqn /5th SRWg USAF |
| Registration: | 42-94081 |
| MSN: | 7488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 60 miles ENE of RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing RB-29A-30-BN Superfortress 42-94081: Delivered to the USAAF 5 March 1945. Modified to F-13A; re-designated 1948 as RB-29A. Assigned to 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, New Mexico. Re-Assigned to 72nd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed 7 June 1950 into the North Sea 60 miles east-north-east of RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk. The aircraft took off from RAF Sculthorpe, England for an air test and routine gunnery exercise over the North Sea. A burst of gunfire from the forward upper gun turret hit No 4 engine which caught fire. The pilot was unable to maintain control and ordered the crew to bail out.
Eight crew jumped but three remained when the aircraft ditched; seven crew perished in the accident
Sources:
1. El Litoral 9 June 1950, p 1/10 June 1950, p 1
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950Jun.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-boeing-rb-29a-30-bn-superfortress-north-sea-11-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2009 11:51 | harro | Added |
| 17-Jan-2015 19:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2017 20:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2020 15:54 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2020 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 15:25 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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