Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Mar 29, 1951 (12 killed)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on March 29, 1951 near East China Sea, World with 12 fatalities.

B-29A Superfortress 45-21749 of the 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, was flying a night combat mission from Kadena when it was lost over the East China Sea northwest of Okinawa on 29 March 1951. All 12 crew were lost and no trace of the aircraft or crew was found; the search was suspended on 7 April 1951. Sources give differing accounts of the cause, including a reported MiG-15 attack and loss of engines.

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