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44-70105 ... 44-70154 (EXACT MATCH)
Boeing B-29-80-BW Superfortress
MSN 10937/10986
70109 (504th BG, 398th BS) lost from unknown cause Jun 26, 1945 in South Pacific while on mission to Japan.  
MACR 14940. 4 crew killed, 8 survived and were rescued.
70113 (MSN 10945) converted to TB-29.  Decommissioned and stored 1956; used as target at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 
1960.  To Florence Space Museum, SC in 1973, bu stored dismantled and never
displayed.  Restored and displayed at Dobbins AFB, Georgia in 1997.  Noted
spring 2006 on display at Lockheed factory, Marietta, Georgia
70116 (6th BG, 24th BS) shot down by AAA and crashed at Yokogoshi Niigata, Japan Jul 20, 1945 while on mission
to mine Niigata Harbor.  All 11 crew bailed out and became POW.  4 were lynched by Japanese civilians, 
70122 (505th BG, 484th BS) lost from unknown cause Oct 10, 1945, North Pacific.  MACR 14951.  Fate of crew unknown.
70132 (444th BG) suffered direct flak hit while bombing Shumitomo Metal Factory at Osaka and crashed
Osaka Bay Jul 24, 1945.  MACR 14792.  10 KIA, 1 POW/executed.
70134 converted to WB-29, named "The Desert Rose", and based at 373rd Recon Squadron (VLR) Wea based at Kindley AFB, 
Bermuda.
70150 named "Tokyo Trolley II"
70151 (307th BW, 370th BS) damaged by MiGs, crew bailed out over Yellow Sea Oct 23, 1951.

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