Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Mar 31, 1952 (9 killed)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on March 31, 1952 near Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan with 9 fatalities.

A USAF Superfortress climbing out of Yokota AB struck the slope of a mountain near the village of Saimon about four minutes after takeoff. Nine of the 11 crew were killed, and two were rescued.

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