–10 Aviation Safety Network. USAAF B-17 missing, Kwajalein to Guam, 27 May 1946.

Narrative Information

“Date: Monday 27 May 1946

“Type: Boeing B-17G

“Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force (USAAF)

“Registration: 44-83783

“Location: missing between Kwajalein and Guam – Pacific Ocean

“Phase: En route

“Nature: Military

“Departure airport: Kwajalein (Taken from Japanese in 1943, renamed Bucholz Army Airfield.)[1]

“Destination airport: Guam (Unincorporated territory of the US – taken from Spain in 1898.)[2]

“Narrative: Went missing during search for a missing C-54 transport. Both airplane

never found.”

Baugher: “….Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-95-DL Fortress….83783….

“Assigned to DUVA (Twentieth Air Force, Guam, Mariana Islands).

“4^th Emergency Rescue Squadron, Northwest Field Guam, Mariana Islands.

“Missing in the Pacific Ocean between Kwajalein and Guam during the search for a missing Douglas C-54 transport 27May46 (10MIS)….”

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1946, p. 14. USAAF B-17G missing, Kwajalein to Guam, 27 May 1946. Accessed 11-12-2023 at:

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/244542

Baugher, Joseph F. “1944 USAAF Serial Numbers (44-70255 to 44-83885).” 6-10-2023 revision. Accessed 11-12-2023 at: https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html

[1] Wikipedia. “Bucholz Army Airfield.” 10-15-2023 edit. Accessed 11-12-2023 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucholz_Army_Airfield

[2] Wikipedia. “Guam.” 11-12-2023 edit. Accessed 11-12-2023 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam

1946 — May 27, USAAF B-17 lost, Kwajalein to Guam, searching for missing C-54 –10