Accident Boeing B-29 Superfortress ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2078
 
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Date:Friday 23 September 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea N of Andersen AFB -   Guam
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Andersen AFB, Guam
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into the Pacific Ocean after take-off.

Sources:

El Tiempo 28 September 1949, p8
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle%201949%20Grayscale/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle%201949%20Grayscale%20-%207329.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2008 03:02 relax630 Added
24-Feb-2008 09:52 dhoisak Updated
25-Mar-2014 16:19 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Jun-2017 19:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jun-2017 23:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
27-Dec-2018 19:58 TB Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative]
27-Dec-2018 20:01 TB Updated [Narrative]
27-Dec-2018 20:01 TB Updated [Narrative]
06-Jun-2022 09:41 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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