Boeing B-29A-15-BN Superfortress 1953 Hickam AFB mishap ...
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Boeing B-29A-15-BN Superfortress 42-93925 Delivered to USAAF 5 Dec 1944.
Assigned to 43rd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group Named ‘City of Arcadia’. Named ‘No Balls Atoll’ In taxiing accident at North Field, Guam Jun 26, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and flew further combat missions to Japan Assigned to 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Lakenheath, England Sep 1951-Dec 1951
Crash landed with one rear wheel stuck in the up position 5 Apr 1953 at Hickam AB, HI. Reclaimed Hickam AFB, HI 24 Jul 1954.
B-29 wheel up landing at Hickam field c 1950's-1 by Central Repository for Aviation Photos, on Flickr
B-29 wheel up landing at Hickam field c 1950's-2 by Central Repository for Aviation Photos, on Flickr
Assigned to 43rd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group Named ‘City of Arcadia’. Named ‘No Balls Atoll’ In taxiing accident at North Field, Guam Jun 26, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and flew further combat missions to Japan Assigned to 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Lakenheath, England Sep 1951-Dec 1951
Crash landed with one rear wheel stuck in the up position 5 Apr 1953 at Hickam AB, HI. Reclaimed Hickam AFB, HI 24 Jul 1954.
B-29 wheel up landing at Hickam field c 1950's-1 by Central Repository for Aviation Photos, on FlickrB-29 wheel up landing at Hickam field c 1950's-2 by Central Repository for Aviation Photos, on Flickr