Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Aug 27, 1945 (10 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on August 27, 1945 near Isley Field (Saipan Island) Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands with 10...
- Date: August 27, 1945
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Isley Field (Saipan Island) Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A B 29 of the 502nd Bomb Group on a supply support mission from Floridablanca was aborted on a first landing attempt at Isley Field, Saipan, because of poor visibility and instrument problems. It crashed on the west side of Mount Tapochau during a second approach, killing all 10 crew.