Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jul 15, 1948 (9 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on July 15, 1948 near Schilling AFB (Smoky Hill AFB), Salina Kansas, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Engine...
- Date: July 15, 1948
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Schilling AFB (Smoky Hill AFB), Salina Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure during the initial climb.
A USAF Boeing B 29A of the 352nd Bomb Squadron lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas, on a local training flight on 15 July 1948. Four crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed in a field near Smolan. Nine crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.