shemya scrapbooks
wayne canwell - 1948-1949
I Served with Flight "B" of the 375th Reconnaissance Squadron V.L.R. (very long range)
Weather from 1948 to 1949. I was an Aircraft Mechanic with this group and enjoyed
every minute of it. Our Squadron consisted of WB-29's which flew weather missions
over the North Pole and down into Japan. In April of '49 Flight "B" was transferred to
Eielson AFB, where I served until 1950.
Wayne Canwell
1. Wilkie and Wayne Canwell on WRB-29 # 4462197. Shemya,
1948.
2. Wayne outside "Town Theatre." Shemya, 1948.
3. Crash of 462216 WRB-29. Shemya, winter of 1947-48.
2. B-29 #4462197, Shemya, 1948.
HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT # 4462197
This B-29 was manufactured by Boeing Aircraft at Renton, WA
and delivered to the USAAF on 4 Sep 1945.
Current Update: 06/08/2022 09:55
Originally Published: 01/19/2000