ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98711
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 January 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-29M Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 43rd ARSqn /43rd BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21706 |
| MSN: | 13600 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 13 Miles North-North-West of Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pyote AFB, Pyote, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress 45-21706: Assigned to 3510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Randolph AAF, Texas. Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, Kansas. Assigned to 43rd Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Accident 22 April 1949 due to mechanical failure landing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 25 January 1950, thirteen miles North-North-West of Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas (at approximate co ordinates 30°53′29″N 102°53′6″W). No fatalities or casualties reported.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
2. 1949 accident: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=afb&offset=2825
3. 1950 crash: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950jan.htm
4. http://members.tripod.com/airfields_Freeman/TX/Airfields_TX_W.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 11:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Jun-2017 23:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:42 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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