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Caption | B-29 Superfortress bomber 'City of Pittsfield/Two Passes and a Crap' of 39th BG of US 61st BS about to sink after being ditched north of Guam, Mariana Islands, 15 May 1945; she was damaged by flak over Nagoya, Japan [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||
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Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,872 x 1,538 pixels | ||||
Photos on Same Day | 15 May 1945 | ||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||
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16 Feb 2010 06:40:33 PM
When B-29 “Two Passes and a Crap” (#44-69773) ditched, two crew members were killed but ten members took to rafts and were picked up the next day by Destroyer Escort USS Doherty (DE-14).