ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85403
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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 1952 |
| Time: | c. 23:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21721 |
| MSN: | 13615 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi NW of Yokota AB -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yokota AB, Japan (RJTY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress 45-21721: Named ‘Burke’s Jerks’. Named ‘Sweet Judy II’. Named ‘Tail Wind’. Assigned to 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, Florida. Damaged in an accident 7 July 1949 due to engine failure at MacDill AFB, Florida. Repaired and returned to service
Assigned to 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington. Deployed to Yokota AB, Tokyo, Japan for Korean War Operations.
Destroyed during combat operations 7 February 1952: Shortly after takeoff from Yokota AB, while climbing in snow falls, the heavy bomber went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion on several houses located about three miles (5 km) northwest of the airfield. All 13 crew members and five people on the ground were killed.
Sources:
1. A Noite 8 February 1952, p 7
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_personnel.htm
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?offset=63150
6. http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_all.pdf
7. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm
8. The Daily Register from Harrisburg, Illinois February 9 1952 Page 1 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/7171434/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 January 1951 | 45-21721 | 345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF | 0 | Pyongyang |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2015 17:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source] |
| 14-Jun-2017 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 19:17 | Heztherock | Updated [Photo] |
| 07-Apr-2020 10:12 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2021 17:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2021 17:55 | TB | Updated [Embed code] |
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