Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jan 31, 1951 (3 killed)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on January 31, 1951 near Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan with 3 fatalities.

A USAF SB29 of the 3rd Air Rescue Squadron lost two right engines shortly after takeoff from Johnson Air Base on 31 January 1951. It stalled and crashed in a field about 5 km southeast of the base. Three crew were killed and eight were seriously injured, and the aircraft was written off.

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