ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99088
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing YB-29-BW Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 231st BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-36966 |
| MSN: | 3337 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 miles North East of Alamagordo AAF, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alamogodo AAF, NM |
Boeing YB-29-BW Superfortress 41-36966: 12th of the pre-production batch of YB-29's. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 231st AAF Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, Alamogodo, New Mexico,
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when it fatally crashed into the ground, 25 miles North-East of Alamagordo AAF, Alamagordo, New Mexico, on 21 August. 1944. All ten crew member on board were killed: Crew of YB-29-BW 41-36966:
Byron L Bostick, pilot
James J Higgins, Jr
Meyer S Hodiss
Jerome F Muller
Thomas A Boyle
John R Uczen
Camille P Parenteau
Benjamin E Smith
Conda M Smith
Irwin Handelman
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbagrp.asp?offset=11775
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/390303
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/397615 ..
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2017 17:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2017 17:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:28 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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