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Date: | Wednesday 15 November 1950 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | 93rd BSqn /19th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 44-62152 |
MSN: | 11629 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kadena AB, Okinawa -
Japan
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
Destination airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress 44-62152: Delivered to the USAAF 24 August 1945. Assigned to 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Named ‘Stateside Reject’. Redeployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan for Korean War Operations. The aircraft was combat damaged on November 15, 1950 at USAF Base K-14 Kimpo AB, Seoul, when with 19th BW, 93rd BS.
Written off (damaged beyond repair): crashed on November 15, 1950 during takeoff at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, and was written off as damaged beyond repair. The crew was injured, but all were rescued. It was attached to the 19th Bomb Wing. No further information has yet been found.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
2.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbagrp.asp?offset=925 3. Photo of nose art:
http://amthor.org/19/mag27/Pages/27_31.html 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1950/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29a-65-bn-superfortress-in-kadena-afb/]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jun-2017 19:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Jun-2017 19:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
31-Jan-2021 20:19 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |