Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Nov 9, 1950 (5 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on November 9, 1950 near Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan with 5 fatalities. Cause: Combat damage from...
- Date: November 9, 1950
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Combat damage from Soviet MiG-15 attacks
Badly damaged by two Soviet MiG-15s while on a reconnaissance mission over the Yalu River, with two left-side engines shut down. It crashed while attempting to land at Johnson Air Base (Iruma), breaking into sections, and only the tail gunner survived from the cockpit area.