ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85363
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 1952 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 344th BSqn /98th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21822 |
| MSN: | 13716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Yokohama, 5 miles west of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yokata AB, Fussa, Tama Area, Western Tokyo, Japan (RJTY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-29-95-BW Superfortress 45-21822: Named ‘Heavenly Laden’. Assigned to 344th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington. Deployed to Yokota AB, Fussa, Tama Area, Western Tokyo, Japan for Korean War Operations. Damaged on 9 August 1950 due to mechanical failure at Yokota AB, Japan. Repaired and returned to service.
Lost on combat operations 29 January 1952: En route, an engine caught fire and exploded. All 13 crew members decided to bail out, and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground, and crashed in a mountainous area located 5 miles (7 km) west of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The airplane was destroyed while all 13 crew members were found alive.
Crew of 45-21822:
Captain Norman T. Abercrombie,
1st Lt Cecile C. Choato,
Sgt Bruce H. Gilbert,
2nd Lt James Guinane,
Captain Raymond M. Lajeunesse,
Captain Julian C. Meadows,
Sgt Jerry M. Murry,
M/Sgt Clarence C. Price,
Corporal Loyal Robinson,
Sgt Franklin E. Rynot,
Pfc Donald H. Thomas,
Col Delmore P. Wood.
Cause: Engine explosion in flight.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
2. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm
3. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1952/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-95-bw-superfortress-near-yokosuka.
4. http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_all.pdf
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=ne&offset=9875
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 1952 | 45-21822 | 344th BSqn /98th BGp USAF | 0 | near Yokohama, 5 miles west of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2017 21:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2021 09:30 | Oezil 007 | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator] |
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