Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jul 7, 1951 (11 killed)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on July 7, 1951 near Carsphairn Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom with 11 fatalities.

The KB-29 took off from RAF Lakenheath for a radar navigation flight, then came down out of cloud over Carsphairn and turned onto a southeast heading. It stalled, entered a spin and struck the ground, where its fuel exploded. All eleven crew were killed.

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