ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98416
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 444th BGp /679th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6246 |
| MSN: | 3381 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 miles South-west of Hsi-Chang, Zhejiang -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kharagpur Airfield, West Bengal, India |
| Hsi-Chang, Zhejiang, China |
Boeing B-29-1-BW Superfortress 42-6246 Delivered to the USAAF 15 November 1943. Assigned to the 679th BS, 444th BG.
Written off (destroyed) when crew bailed out 80 miles South West of Hsi-chang, Zhejiang, China (at approximate coordinates Latitude: 28.0344, Longitude: 120.845) during ferry flight from Kharagpur, India to Hsi-chang, China on 28 June, 1944 due to #1 and #3 engine failures. Of the eleven crew on board, three were killed (KIA) and eight were rescued. (MACR 11300)
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4407.html
4. http://www.disween.com/where-is/hsichang-02-cn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2017 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 15:52 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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