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Aircraft History Built by Glenn L. Martin Company in Omaha, Nebraska. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-29-25-MO Superfortress serial number 42-65280. Ferried overseas to North Field on Tinian. Wartime History Assigned to the 20th Air Force (20th AF), 313th Bomb Wing (313th BW), 504th Bombardment Group (504th BG), 421st Bombardment Squadron. (421st BS). Nicknamed "Dina Might". Tail Code ◯ E 29 (Circle E 29). Mission History On May 23, 1945 (Mission 181) took off from North Field on Tinian Island piloted by James L. Hardison on a night bombing mission against Tokyo. Returning, this B-29 crash landed and was destroyed. The crew survived unhurt. References Note, another bomber, B-29 "Dinah Might" 42-65286 with a different spelling of the nickname and different serial number is sometimes confused with this bomber or vice versa. USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-29-25-MO Superfortress 42-65280 "65280 (504th BG, 421st BS) crash landed at North Field, Tinian May 23, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed." May 1945 USAAF Overseas Accident Reports - B-29 42-65280 Aviation Safety Network - B-29 42-65280 crashed May 23, 1945 The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934-1960 (1990) by Robert A. Mann pages 169, 284 (lists tail code as circle E 29) Thanks to Dan Hubbard for additional information Contribute
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