Photo of the B-29 prior to its last mission, Ladd Army Airfield, Alaska Territory, 19 February 1947
Type
Boeing B-29-BW-95 Superfortress
Manufacturer
Boeing Aircraft Company Wichita, Kansas
Construction number
13662
Manufactured
1945
Serial
45-21768
Owners and operators
United States Army Air Forces
In service
1945–1947
Fate
Crashed in Greenland 1947. Destroyed during recovery effort, 1995. Remains on ice shelf on a lake at 80°15′45.40″N060°32′53.57″W / 80.2626111°N 60.5482139°W / 80.2626111; -60.5482139
Aircrew photo, February 1947. (L to R, Standing) Lt Vern H. Arnett; Lt Russell S. Jordan; Lt John G. Lesman; Lt Burl Cowan; Lt Robert L. Luedke; Lt Talbot M. Gates; (L to R, Front Row) MSgt Lawrence Yarborough; SSgt Ernest C. Stewart; TSgt Robert Leader; SSGT Paul R. McNamara; Lt Howard R AdamsKee Bird flying in formationKee Bird in flight
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