ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85378
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| Date: | Friday 1 February 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg /372nd BSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 44-86392 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 5 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
| Kadena AB, Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
44-86392: Assigned to 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA. Named ‘Wrights Delights – The Chosen Few’ with 307th Bomb Wing, 371st Bomb Squadron.
Damaged collided in midair with 44-61908 also of the 307th Bomb Wing, 372nd Bomb Squadron on February 1, 1952. 44-86392 was able to land safely at Kadena, but all crew of 44-61908 were killed. Mid-air collision took place while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet.
After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft #44-61908 collided with B-29 aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident.
Aircraft # 44-61908 went into an undercast and was never seen or heard from again.
Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2020 10:11 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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