Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Nov 21, 1951, Barksdale...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on November 21, 1951 near Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was an engine...
- Date: November 21, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was an engine failure on final approach.
The USAF B 29 Superfortress named Wild Goose was completing a local training sortie from Barksdale AFB. An engine failed on final approach, and the bomber stalled and crashed short of the runway threshold. No one was injured, but the aircraft was destroyed.