Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Mar 29, 1953 (6 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on March 29, 1953 near Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after engine failure...
- Date: March 29, 1953
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after engine failure during initial climb
Shortly after takeoff from Lajes Field, a USAF Boeing B-29 lost height during its initial climb and crashed about one mile south of the airfield. Six crew members were killed and nine others were injured, some seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.