ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99022
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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 373rd RSqn (VLR) /1604th ABGp USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21790 |
| MSN: | 13684 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kindley AFB, St. David's Island -
 Bermuda
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kindley Field AFB, Bermuda (BDA/TXKF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing RB-29-95-BW Superfortress 45-21790: Modified to F-13; redesignated 1948 as RB-29. Assigned to 373rd RS (VLR), 1640th ABG, for Weather recce operations. Detached to Kindley AFB, St. David's Island, Bermuda 1950.
Written off (destroyed) in a Fatal take off accident from Kindley Field, St. David's Island, Bermuda 14 July 1950 after simulated engine failure. No reported fatalities, but aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Wreckage scrapped on site at Kindley AFB.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbahb.asp?HB=af&offset=1250
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. http://www.accident-report.com/world/camerica/bermuda.html
4. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf .
5. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1950/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-rb-29-95-bw-superfortress-in-hamilton/
6. http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0300/373%20STRATEGIC%20MISSILE%20SQ.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindley_Air_Force_Base#Postwar_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2013 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2017 18:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2017 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2017 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-May-2020 09:11 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 14-May-2022 03:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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