Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Oct 19, 1950 (8 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on October 19, 1950 near Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan with 8 fatalities. Cause: The cause was failure of engine number...
- Date: October 19, 1950
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was failure of engine number one.
Shortly after takeoff from Kadena, the number one engine failed and the heavily loaded B 29 could not return safely. The crew jettisoned bombs, some of which exploded on hitting the sea, and the damage forced a ditching about five miles from the runway end. Eight crew were killed and three were injured.