ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84516
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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg /371st BSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 44-62287 |
| MSN: | 11764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pyongyang -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
B-29 44-62287: Delivered to USAAF 19 March 1946. Modified to F-13A, re-designated 1948 as RB-29A. Assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, Florida. Sustained Combat damage 7 May 1951 by AAA over Pyongyang, North Korea. Believed recovered to friendly territory, but deemed to have been "damaged beyond repair", and withdrawn from service. No casualties or fatalities reported among the 12 crew.
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.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2013 12:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2017 01:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2017 01:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2020 13:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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