Accident Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 44-87742,
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Date:Thursday 8 April 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 44-87742
MSN: 12545
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:25 km SW of Nagoya-Komaki AFB -   Japan
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nagoya-Komaki AFB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff from Nagoya-Komaki AFB, while on a refueling mission, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. Six crew members were able to bail out before the airplane crashed in a huge explosion about 25 km southwest of the airport. The five crewmen who remained in the aircraft were killed.

Sources:

Correio da Manhã 9 April 1954, p3 (2°Caderno)
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=airdrome&offset=525

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Sep-2015 20:07 TB Added
04-Jun-2017 00:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Jun-2017 17:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2021 09:21 Pong Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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