Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Feb 7, 1952 (18 killed)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on February 7, 1952 near Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan with 18 fatalities.

Shortly after takeoff from Yokota AB, the B-29 went out of control in snowfall and crashed into houses about 5 km northwest of the airfield. All 13 crew and five people on the ground were killed.

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