Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Nov 3, 1948 (13 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on November 3, 1948 near Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom with 13 fatalities. Cause: Descent too early in low cloud.
- Date: November 3, 1948
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Descent too early in low cloud
The USAF RB 29A Superfortress 44-61999 was flying from RAF Scampton to Burtonwood in low cloud on 3 November 1948. It struck Higher Shelf Stones on Bleaklow near Glossop in Derbyshire, was destroyed by impact and fire, and all 13 aboard were killed.