Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Dec 4, 1951 (9 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on December 4, 1951 near Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan with 9 fatalities. Cause: The crash followed an engine failure...
- Date: December 4, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crash followed an engine failure shortly after takeoff.
Less than three minutes after takeoff from Kadena AFB, bound for Korea, the B 29 lost power and crashed in a field east of the base on 4 December 1951. Nine of the 12 crew died and three were injured.