Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Nov 12, 1948, Fais Islan...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on November 12, 1948 near Fais Island Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 12, 1948
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Fais Island Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigation and radio failures were followed by fuel exhaustion.
The USAF B 29 was flying a reconnaissance mission searching for a missing B 29 when navigation and radio failures left it short of fuel. The captain ditched the aircraft in shallow water off Fais Island, and all ten crew were rescued. The aircraft sank and was lost.