B-29 Superfortress wreck near Mersing, Malaysia

I thought this was far fetched. But apparently long ranged B-29 bombers operated from India against Japanese strongholds in South East Asia.

One of the "Super Fortress" bombers crashed near Mersing. Possibly near Aur.

Details here:

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-29/42-24704.html

Its serial number was 42-65226 - crashed in 11th January 1945.

More photos of B-29s here:

http://www.444thbg.org/677thbombsq.htm

Apparently a group of divers discovered the wreck in the late 1990s.


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