Boeing B-50 Superfortress crash, May 19, 1953 (1 killed)
Boeing B-50 Superfortress accident on May 19, 1953 near Andersen AFB, Guam Island with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure..
- Date: May 19, 1953
- Aircraft: Boeing B-50 Superfortress
- Location: Andersen AFB, Guam Island
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure.
A USAF B 50 on a training flight reported an engine failure while climbing after takeoff from Andersen AFB, Guam, and turned back to land. It crashed in a wooded area about 1.25 miles southwest of the airfield four minutes later. One crew member was killed, and six were injured.