Accident Boeing B-29A Superfortress 44-61775, Wednesday 26 January 1949
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Date:Wednesday 26 January 1949
Time:c. 12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:341st BSqn /97th BGp USAF
Registration: 44-61775
MSN: 11250
Fatalities:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:35 mi S of Canary Islands -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dakar, Senegal
Destination airport:RAF Marham, Norfolk
Narrative:
Disappeared.

Sources:

Toledo Blade 29 January 1949, p3
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
25-Apr-2014 10:02 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Jun-2017 20:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Jun-2017 21:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Jun-2017 21:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
23-Jun-2017 21:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Apr-2020 14:23 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator]
26-May-2022 23:39 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
20-Jun-2024 12:17 TB Updated [Time, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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