Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Nov 15, 1957 (6 killed)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on November 15, 1957 near Talkeetna Alaska, United States with 6 fatalities.

The TB-29 (44-70039) of the 5040th Radar Evaluation Squadron was flying a radar calibration training mission from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. In bad weather it strayed off course into the Talkeetna Mountains and crashed into a glacier, killing six crew.

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