ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98496
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 435th BSqn /333rd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24428 |
| MSN: | 4089 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles South East of Russell, Russell County, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Great Bend AAF, KS |
Boeing B-29-25-BW Superfortress 42-24428: Delivered to the USAAF 30 April 1944. Modified to TB-29. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 231st Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, New Mexico. Re-Assigned to 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Great Bend AAF, Kansas.
Accident 5 October 1944 on the ground at Great Bend AAF, Kansas. Repaired and returned to service. Re-Assigned to 435th Bomb Squadron, 333rd Bomb Group, Great Bend AAF, Kansas.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed 28 April 1945, 5 miles South East of Russell, Russell County, Kansas (at approximate co ordinates: 38°53′23″N 98°51′26″W). All of the eleven crew bailed out safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1945S.htm
3. Accident 5 October 1944: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Oct1944S.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2017 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2017 16:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 13:01 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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