ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98457
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| Date: | Monday 23 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 40th BGp /25th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6288 |
| MSN: | 3420 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Xinjin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAF Base A-1. Hsin-ching Airfeld, China |
Boeing B-29-5-BW Superfortress 42-6288: Delivered to the USAAF 31 December 1943. Allocated to CBI (China-Burma-India Theater of Operations) under "Operation Matterhorn". Converted to FB-29 for long range photo recce missions. Assigned to 25th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group,12 April 1944
Written off (destroyed) when crashed on takeoff from Hsin-ching AAF Base, Xinjin County, Sichuan, China (USAAF Base A-1) for photo mission on October 22, 1944. Ten of the eleven crew were killed, including the airplane commander, Capt William L Mueller. Crew of 42-6288 were believed to have been:
Sgt. Harry Spack, Tail Gunner;
Cpl. John Layoak, Radio Operator;
Sgt. Grady Shiflet, Radar Operator KIA
Cpl. Richard Lemin, Rear Gunner;
Cpl. Lloyd Reed, Lower Gunner;
Cpl. Albert Hockel, Chief Fire Control;
F/O Laverne Bauer, Flight Engineer;
Lt. Clyde Olson, Bomb Aimer;
Capt. William Mueller, Airplane Commander KIA
Lt. Wm. Wilson, Co-Pilot;
Lt. Robert Spain, Navigator.
Tail gunner Sgt. Harry Spack was one of the fortunate four to survive the deadly experience.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=nc&offset=1450 .
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. https://www.40thbombgroup.org/40thbombgroupaircraft.html
4. Photo of wreckage: https://www.40thbombgroup.org/images/Hockel/Crash3.jpg
5. https://user.xmission.com/~tmathews/b29/56years/56years-4410.html
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75268956
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75702757
8. http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Gallery/Spack.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2017 00:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2017 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 07:33 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 16:04 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2021 18:56 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2023 10:21 | RDV | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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