Date:	Friday 15 September 1950
Time:
Type:	Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:	19th BGp /28th BSqn USAF
Registration:	44-86328
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:	2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	China Sea, off Kadena Air Base, Okinawa -   Japan
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
Destination airport:	Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Martin-Omaha B-29-50-MO Superfortress 44-86328: Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, Nebraska. Assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group at Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa, for Korean War Operations.

Written off (destroyed) 15 September 1950: This aircraft crashed on take off at the China Sea end of the airstrip at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, and ditched into the sea. The resulting explosion demolished the firefighters' crash equipment, and blew the fire station apart, as well as the control tower. One crew member was killed and two firefighters lost their lives trying to extinguish the fire. There were 11 occupants in the plane that day. Partial crew list:

Cooper, Sgt. James Phillip "Jimmy"- radio operator - killed in crash
Smith, 1st Lt. Charlie R. - aircraft commander

The two firefighters who lost their lives were:

Morris, Cpl. Jack
Patterson, S/Sgt. Richard D., Ohio

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Jun-2017 22:09	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Apr-2020 19:47	Reno Raines	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]