Incident Boeing B-29A Superfortress 42-93843,
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Date:Saturday 7 October 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:6th BGp /39th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-93843
MSN: 7250
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grand Island AAF, Nebraska -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grand Island AAF, Nebraska
Destination airport:Grand Island AAF
Narrative:
B-29A-1-BN 42-93843: Delivered to the USAAF 8 July 1944. Assigned to 39th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group, Grand Island AAF, Nebraska.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a forced landing on 7 October 1944, due to mechanical failure, at Grand Island AAF, Nebraska

Sources:

1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=aaf&offset=11375
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
3. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/PippinBill/6761L.jpg

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2017 22:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Mar-2020 17:40 DG333 Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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