ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98513
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 421st BSqn /504th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-65280 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Field AAF, Tinian Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Field AAF, Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| North Field AAF, Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
Martin-Omaha B-29-25-MO Superfortress 42-65280: Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, Nebraska. Delivered to the USAAF 22 December 1944. Named ‘Dina Might’ when assigned to the 504th Bomb Group, 421st Bomb Squadron.
Written off (destroyed) crash landed at North Field AAF, Tinian, Northen Mariana Islands, after mission to bomb Tokyo May 23, 1945. The B-29 was taking part in "Mission 181": During the night of 23/24 May, 520 out of 562 B-29s sent against Tokyo bomb an urban-industrial area south of the Imperial Palace along the west side of Tokyo Harbor. 5 others hit targets of opportunity; 17 B-29s are lost; this is the largest number of B-29s participating in a single mission during WWII. All crew of 42-65280 survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2017 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 16:46 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Mar-2020 07:07 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2020 07:08 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 01-May-2020 11:39 | dbhubbard | Updated [Source] |
| 01-May-2020 11:40 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jun-2022 06:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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