ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98414
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 40th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6383 |
| MSN: | 3517 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, off Greenville, Sinoe County -
 Liberia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Roberts Field, Georgetown, Guyana (GLRB) |
| Accra, Ghana |
B-29-15-BW 42-6383: Delivered to the USAAF 14 March 1944. Assigned to 40th Bomb Group, Herington, Kansas, June 1944. Written off (destroyed) when ditched into the Atlantic Ocean off coast of Africa near Greenville, Sinoe County, Liberia, after running out of fuel due to headwinds and adverse weather conditions, during ferry flight en route to India via Roberts Field, Georgetown, Guyana Jun 17, 1944. All 10 Crew survived. Crew of B-29 42-6383 were:
Captain Edsel O. Clark Aircraft Commander (not on roster)
2nd Lt. Leland G. Jones, Jr. Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Floyd D. Steiner Navigator
2nd Lt. Ira C. Redmon Bombardier
2nd Lt. Leonard J. Koenig Flt. Engineer
Staff Sgt. Ray P. Adamson CFC Gunner
Staff Sgt. William J. Salmon Radio Operator
Staff Sgt. Edward W. Bronson Left Gunner
Staff Sgt. Michael P. Shebak Right Gunner
Staff Sgt. Glen L. Voris Tail Gunner
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=mi&offset=7350
2. https://www.40thbombgroup.org/memories/Memories52.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1944/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-15-bw-superfortress-off-greenville/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 13:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2017 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2017 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2017 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2019 16:16 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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