Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Oct 5, 1950, Ashiya AFB...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on October 5, 1950 near Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was an engine fire..
- Date: October 5, 1950
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was an engine fire.
A USAF Boeing B 29 bound for Korea suffered an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Ashiya Air Base on 5 October 1950. The crew bailed out and were all rescued. The aircraft crashed into the sea about 16 km west of Wakamatsu and was written off.