Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Apr 8, 1954 (5 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on April 8, 1954 near Nagoya Chūbu, Japan with 5 fatalities. Cause: An engine failed..
- Date: April 8, 1954
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Nagoya Chūbu, Japan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failed.
Shortly after takeoff from Nagoya Komaki on a refueling mission, the B 29 suffered an engine failure. Six crew bailed out before it exploded and crashed about 25 km southwest of the airport, and the five crew who stayed aboard were killed.