ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98687
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| Date: | Thursday 26 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing F-13A Superfortress (B-29A) |
| Owner/operator: | 311th PRWg /3rd PRSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93869 |
| MSN: | 7276 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harmon Field AAF, Agana -
 Guam
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Depot Field AAF, Guam |
Boeing B-29A-5-BN Superfortress 42-93869: Delivered to USAAF 16 September 1944. Modified to F-13A. Assigned to the PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations). Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing.
With 311th PRW, 3rd PRS when written off (damaged beyond repair) in a takeoff accident at Depot Field, Guam on April 26, 1945.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1945O.htm
Media:
Boeing F-13 (conversion of B-29A) at Harmon (Depot Field) AAF, Guam
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 10:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jul-2017 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 13:02 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 08:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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