ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83753
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 28th BSqn /19th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-62082 |
| MSN: | 11559 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Combat Mission over North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
| Haneda AB, Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-29A-60-BN Superfortress 44-62082: Delivered to the USAAF 1 August 1945. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa. Assigned to 326th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, Spokane AAF, Washington.
Damaged in an Accident 14 December 1947 at Spokane AAF, Washington, Repaired and returned to service.
On July 28, 1950, while on a combat mission, an engine caught fire. The bombs were released and some crew members bailed out. Only one crew member confirmed as KIA - S/Sgt. George Herr - KIA due to bailout. The aircraft finally landed safely at Haneda Air Base, Japan. Remains to reclamation at McClellan AFB when scrapped from July 14, 1954
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
3. http://www.thekwe.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm
4. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950Jul.htm
5. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0300/326%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
6. http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=2996
7. https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=187152
8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106326802
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2013 13:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2017 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 19:46 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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