Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Oct 2, 1951, Kadena AFB...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on October 2, 1951 near Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan with no fatalities.
- Date: October 2, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAF B 29 crashed during takeoff from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on 2 October 1951 after a fire broke out in the No. 1 engine. The aircraft was destroyed and the crew escaped without injury.