ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98401
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| Date: | Monday 5 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 395th BSqn /40th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6318 |
| MSN: | 3452 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chakulia Airfield, Purbi Singhbhum district, State of Jharkhand -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chakulia Airfield, State of Jharkhand, India |
Boeing B-29-10-BW Superfortress 42-6318: Delivered to USAAF 22 January 1944. Assigned to 395th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, Pratt AAF, Kansas. Departed Pratt AAF, KS for CBI (China-Burma-India Theater of Operations) 2 April 1944; arrived Chakulia, India 17 April 1944 and assigned to the 40th BG, 395th BS.
Written off when crashed on takeoff at Chakulia Airfield, Chauklia, Purbi Singhbhum district, in the state of Jharkhand, India Jun 4, 1944. Number 2 engine failed at take off 100 feet up before crashing. 10 of 11 on board killed. Crew of 42-6318:
Major John Keller
Arthur Zinstein
Vernon Smith
Paul Wolfinger
Lawrence J. Bilon
Leon Smith
Charles Deuron
Alvin Schwarz
Russell Butterworth
Charles Patterson
Aircraft damaged beyond repair and Condemned Jun 5, 1944 for reductions to spares and scrap
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4406.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
4. https://www.40thbombgroup.org/June%205,%201944.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakulia_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 15:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2017 15:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 15:39 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2020 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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