Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Feb 21, 1947, Thule AFB...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on February 21, 1947 near Thule AFB (Pituffik) Qaasuitsup Kommunia, Greenland with no fatalities.
- Date: February 21, 1947
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Thule AFB (Pituffik) Qaasuitsup Kommunia, Greenland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
The B 29 Kee Bird on a classified high altitude flight lost its bearings in poor weather and made an emergency landing on ice in northwest Greenland on 21 February 1947 when fuel was nearly exhausted. The crew survived and were rescued three days later. The aircraft was abandoned and was later destroyed by fire in 1995 during a salvage attempt.