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B-29 Superfortress - Serial#'s - Serial# 42-6208

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Aircraft:
Boeing B-29-1-BW Superfortress
 

Location:
Unknown

Photographer:
John S. Jones

Registration Info:
USAAF Serial#
42-6208

History:

Nose art "Pioneer"
793rd BS
468th BG

Sent to states "War Weary"

My Grandfather flew in 42-6208 Pioneer on at least 6 "Hump" missions to A-7 in China form Kharagpur, India. And at least 6 combat missions to targets in Asia form China, including the 1st B-29 raid on June 5, 1944 (Bangkok) and the 1st B-29 Raid on Japanese soil (Omura, Japan) on November 11, 1944. - Robert Davies

Sources:
Robert Davies

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