ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98480
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 40th BGp /395th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-63553 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Airfield B-2, Tinian Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAAF Base B-2, Tinan, Northern Mariana Islands |
Bell-Atlanta B-29-30-BA Superfortress 42-63553: Built under licence by Bell Aircraft Company, Marietta, Atlanta, Georgia. Delivered to USAAF 5 January 1945. Assigned to 395th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group. Named ‘Old Faithful’
Crashed on take-off from Tinian for a mission to Osaka on 13 March 1945. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. All crew survived.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2017 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 19:14 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 05:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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