ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98505
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 6th BGp /40th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-69840 |
| MSN: | 10672 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Field AAF, Tinian Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Field AAF, Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| North Field AAF, Northern Mariana Islands |
Boeing B-29-65-BW Superfortress 44-69840: Delivered to the USAAF 10 February 1945. Assigned to the PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations). Named ‘Bad Penny II’ when assigned to 6th Bomb Group, 40th Bomb Squadron. (Replacement for B-29 42-69675 the first "Bad Penny", which was lost on March 27, 1945).
Written off (destroyed) in landing accident at North Field AAF, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, May 16, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Crew of B-29 44-69840 Bad Penny II were
1/Lt Paul E. Reed (Airplane Commander)
1/Lt Joseph Kubicek (Pilot)
1/Lt Harold R. Wakefield (Navigator)
1/Lt Irvin D. Morrison (Bombardier)
M/Sgt Lloyd G. Crawley (Engineer)
S/Sgt Robert E. Reed (Radio)
T/Sgt James D. Dowd (Central Fire Control)
S/Sgt George W. Leavesley (Radar Operator)
Sgt Leo A. Bessette (Right Gunner)
Sgt Toby Chazen (Left Gunner)
S/Sgt William M. Litzenberg (Tail Gunner)
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm
3. http://www.fortunearchive.com/6th_Bombardment_Group_Tinian/6th%20BG%20Losses.pdf
4. http://philcrowther.com/6thBG/6bgplane00.html
5. http://philcrowther.com/6thBG/6bgcrewf4014.html .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2017 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2017 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Mar-2020 12:58 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 05:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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