Boeing B-50 Superfortress crash, Feb 26, 1952 (5 killed)
Boeing B-50 Superfortress accident on February 26, 1952 near Offutt AFB (Bellevue) Nebraska, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was...
- Date: February 26, 1952
- Aircraft: Boeing B-50 Superfortress
- Location: Offutt AFB (Bellevue) Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft was too low on the final approach at night.
On 26 February 1952 a USAF Superfortress returning from Hickam struck a mound of dirt short of the runway during a night approach to Offutt AFB. The aircraft burned and was destroyed. Five of the 17 people on board were killed and 12 were injured, some seriously.