ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98683
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| Date: | Thursday 10 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing F-13 Superfortress (B-29) |
| Owner/operator: | 314th BGp /HQ Flt USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93965 |
| MSN: | 7372 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Central Field AAF, Iwo Jima -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Central Field AAF, Iwo Jima, Japan |
Boeing B-29A-15-BN Superfortress 42-93965: Delivered to USAAF 8 January 1945. Modified to F-13A: Assigned to 770th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing.
With HQ Flight of 314th Bomb Group when crash landed and written off at Central Field AAF, Iwo Jima, May 10, 1945.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 10:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Jul-2017 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2017 16:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 22:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2020 09:07 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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