Sergeant, B-29 Superfortress radar operator, 873rd Bombardment Squadron, 498th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 20th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II, Pacific Theater of Operations.
Missing Air Crew Report 11621: On 27 January 1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress tail #42-24767 took off from Isley Field on Saipan on a bombing mission against Nakajima Aircraft Factory in Musashino, a western suburb of Tokyo. Inbound to the target, the formation experienced poor weather, intense flak and fighters attacked the formation. Over the target, this B-29 was likely rammed by a Ki-45 Nick twin engine fighter (likely Ki-45 Nick 4067 piloted by Kobayashi) over Funabashi Chiba. The damaged B-29 ditched roughly 100 miles north of Iwo Jima. Six men were observed in a raft and emergency equipment was dropped, but search by Air and Sea Rescue teams as well as squadron aircraft failed to locate survivors. When this B-29 failed to return, it was officially declared missing; the entire crew was was reported Missing In Action (MIA) and ultimately declared dead on 28 January 1946.
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Entered the service from North Dakota.
Missing Air Crew Report 11621: On 27 January 1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress tail #42-24767 took off from Isley Field on Saipan on a bombing mission against Nakajima Aircraft Factory in Musashino, a western suburb of Tokyo. Inbound to the target, the formation experienced poor weather, intense flak and fighters attacked the formation. Over the target, this B-29 was likely rammed by a Ki-45 Nick twin engine fighter (likely Ki-45 Nick 4067 piloted by Kobayashi) over Funabashi Chiba. The damaged B-29 ditched roughly 100 miles north of Iwo Jima. Six men were observed in a raft and emergency equipment was dropped, but search by Air and Sea Rescue teams as well as squadron aircraft failed to locate survivors. When this B-29 failed to return, it was officially declared missing; the entire crew was was reported Missing In Action (MIA) and ultimately declared dead on 28 January 1946.
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Entered the service from North Dakota.
Sergeant, B-29 Superfortress radar operator, 873rd Bombardment Squadron, 498th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 20th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II, Pacific Theater of Operations.
Missing Air Crew Report 11621: On 27 January 1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress tail #42-24767 took off from Isley Field on Saipan on a bombing mission against Nakajima Aircraft Factory in Musashino, a western suburb of Tokyo. Inbound to the target, the formation experienced poor weather, intense flak and fighters attacked the formation. Over the target, this B-29 was likely rammed by a Ki-45 Nick twin engine fighter (likely Ki-45 Nick 4067 piloted by Kobayashi) over Funabashi Chiba. The damaged B-29 ditched roughly 100 miles north of Iwo Jima. Six men were observed in a raft and emergency equipment was dropped, but search by Air and Sea Rescue teams as well as squadron aircraft failed to locate survivors. When this B-29 failed to return, it was officially declared missing; the entire crew was was reported Missing In Action (MIA) and ultimately declared dead on 28 January 1946.
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Entered the service from North Dakota.
Missing Air Crew Report 11621: On 27 January 1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress tail #42-24767 took off from Isley Field on Saipan on a bombing mission against Nakajima Aircraft Factory in Musashino, a western suburb of Tokyo. Inbound to the target, the formation experienced poor weather, intense flak and fighters attacked the formation. Over the target, this B-29 was likely rammed by a Ki-45 Nick twin engine fighter (likely Ki-45 Nick 4067 piloted by Kobayashi) over Funabashi Chiba. The damaged B-29 ditched roughly 100 miles north of Iwo Jima. Six men were observed in a raft and emergency equipment was dropped, but search by Air and Sea Rescue teams as well as squadron aircraft failed to locate survivors. When this B-29 failed to return, it was officially declared missing; the entire crew was was reported Missing In Action (MIA) and ultimately declared dead on 28 January 1946.
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Entered the service from North Dakota.
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