Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jan 29, 1952, Yokosuka K...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on January 29, 1952 near Yokosuka Kantō, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: Engine fire and explosion in flight.
- Date: January 29, 1952
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Yokosuka Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine fire and explosion in flight
An engine caught fire and exploded in flight, and all 13 crew bailed out. The abandoned B-29 crashed in mountains about 7 km west of Yokosuka, and all crew were found alive.