42-6383
Flight / Schedule
42-6383
Aircraft
Boeing B-29 SuperfortressRegistration
42-6383
MSN
3517
Date
June 17, 1944 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Greenville Sinoe
Region
Africa • Liberia
Coordinates
5.0111°, -9.0389°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 17, 1944 at 12:00 AM, 42-6383 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Greenville Sinoe.
The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a ferry flight from the US to India when flying off the Liberian coast, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft due to a fuel exhaustion. The four engine aircraft came to rest off Greenville coast and was lost. All crew members were rescued.
Aircraft reference details include registration 42-6383, MSN 3517.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.0111°, -9.0389°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a ferry flight from the US to India when flying off the Liberian coast, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft due to a fuel exhaustion. The four engine aircraft came to rest off Greenville coast and was lost. All crew members were rescued.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Africa • Liberia
Aircraft Details
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