ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98490
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 421st BSqn /504th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24851 |
| MSN: | 4512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Airfield B-2, Tinian Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAAF Airfield B-2, North Field, Tinan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| USAAF Airfield B-2, North Field, Tinan, Northern Mariana Islands |
Boeing B-29-50-BW Superfortress 42-24851: Delivered to the USAAF 10 November 1944. Assigned to the PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations) with 504th BG, 421st BS. Named ‘The Moose is Loose’. Named ‘Omaha One More Time’. Named ‘The One You Love’.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed during wheels-up belly landing at North Field AAF, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, April 12, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1945O.htm
3. "The Moose Is Loose" Nose Art: https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/b-29/boeing-b-29-superfortress-the-moose-is-loose/
4. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0400/421%20AIR%20REFUELING%20SQ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2017 13:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 16:46 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 05:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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