Boeing B-29 Superfortress crashes

155 crashes involving the Boeing B-29 Superfortress since 1943, with 1,036 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 155
• Fatal crashes: 118
• Fatalities: 1,036
• First recorded: February 18, 1943
• Most recent: November 15, 1957

Deadliest

1. February 18, 1943: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Seattle Washington, United States (34 fatalities)
2. January 17, 1949: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Lochgoilhead Argyll, United Kingdom (20 fatalities)
3. December 17, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (19 fatalities)
4. August 5, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Fairfield California, United States (19 fatalities)
5. February 7, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (18 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (57)
• North Korea (24)
• Japan (23)
• International waters and airspace (13)
• South Korea (9)
• United Kingdom (5)
• Portugal (4)
• France (3)
• Bermuda (2)
• Guam Island (2)
• Northern Mariana Islands (2)
• Canada (1)

Years

• 1951 (45)
• 1952 (27)
• 1950 (24)
• 1949 (11)
• 1953 (10)
• 1945 (9)
• 1948 (9)
• 1947 (7)
• 1957 (4)
• 1944 (3)
• 1955 (2)
• 1956 (2)

All crashes (page 1 of 2)

• November 15, 1957: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Talkeetna Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
• February 2, 1957: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Morigny Manche, France (4 fatalities)
• February 2, 1957: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Morigny Manche, France (9 fatalities)
• January 10, 1957: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Austin-Bergstrom Texas, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 26, 1956: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Talkeetna Alaska, United States (8 fatalities)
• April 3, 1956: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas, United States (1 fatality)
• June 10, 1955: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Owen Baden-Württemberg, Germany (10 fatalities)
• April 28, 1955: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Naha Okinawa, Japan (10 fatalities)
• April 8, 1954: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Nagoya Chūbu, Japan (5 fatalities)
• December 18, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ogden-Hinckley Utah, United States (1 fatality)
• December 17, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (19 fatalities)
• July 7, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pohang North Gyeongsang, South Korea (13 fatalities)
• April 24, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Peconic Bay (Long Island) New York, United States (6 fatalities)
• March 29, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal (6 fatalities)
• March 18, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Stephenville Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (10 fatalities)
• January 29, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (9 fatalities)
• January 27, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Tom-ni North Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
• January 13, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sinuiju North Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
• January 10, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Chinnampo South Pyongan, North Korea (1 fatality)
• December 30, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (7 fatalities)
• November 19, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ch'o-do Island South Pyongan, North Korea (12 fatalities)
• November 8, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Chinnampo South Pyongan, North Korea (9 fatalities)
• October 31, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (11 fatalities)
• October 8, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Wilsonville Oregon, United States (11 fatalities)
• September 13, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Gangneung Gangwon, South Korea (11 fatalities)
• September 13, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Supung North Pyongan, North Korea (11 fatalities)
• September 8, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Philipsburg Montana, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 30, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (12 fatalities)
• August 6, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (3 fatalities)
• July 22, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ocho-o North Gyeongsang, South Korea (13 fatalities)
• July 4, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sinanju South Pyongan, North Korea (2 fatalities)
• June 10, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sinmi-do Island South Pyongan, North Korea (14 fatalities)
• June 10, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sinmi-do Island South Pyongan, North Korea (12 fatalities)
• May 13, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Oceanside California, United States (11 fatalities)
• May 1, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Tarpon Springs Florida, United States (7 fatalities)
• April 5, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sacramento-McClellan California, United States (10 fatalities)
• April 3, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Onaga Kansas, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 1, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kaesŏng North Hwanghae, North Korea (0 fatalities)
• March 31, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (9 fatalities)
• March 12, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas, United States (8 fatalities)
• March 12, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 28, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kaesŏng North Hwanghae, North Korea (5 fatalities)
• February 7, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (18 fatalities)
• January 31, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, East China Sea, World (13 fatalities)
• January 29, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokosuka Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1952: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Nampo South Pyongan, North Korea (14 fatalities)
• December 22, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Flushing Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
• December 17, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 7, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal (16 fatalities)
• December 4, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (9 fatalities)
• December 3, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Denver Colorado, United States (8 fatalities)
• November 30, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yoakum Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Winchester California, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (10 fatalities)
• November 9, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Chongju North Pyongan, North Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 31, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Izenajima Island Okinawa, Japan (12 fatalities)
• October 28, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sacramento-McClellan California, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 27, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Seoul-Gimpo Seoul, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Wonsan Kangwon, North Korea (2 fatalities)
• October 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Nampo South Pyongan, North Korea (7 fatalities)
• October 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yellow Sea, World (9 fatalities)
• October 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Namsi Chagang, North Korea (10 fatalities)
• October 22, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yellow Sea, World (0 fatalities)
• October 14, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (9 fatalities)
• October 3, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Topeka-Forbes Field Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 2, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• September 29, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 29, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Amiens Somme, France (0 fatalities)
• September 19, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Japan Sea, World (14 fatalities)
• September 13, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (14 fatalities)
• September 4, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Mountain Home Idaho, United States (7 fatalities)
• August 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pyongyang-Sunan Pyongyang, North Korea (1 fatality)
• July 7, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Carsphairn Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
• June 21, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, San Antonio Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 7, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (9 fatalities)
• April 26, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal (11 fatalities)
• April 12, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Suwon Gyeonggi, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Sinuiju North Pyongan, North Korea (9 fatalities)
• April 12, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ryongampo North Pyongan, North Korea (12 fatalities)
• April 10, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (4 fatalities)
• April 6, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 6, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Naha Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Desert Center California, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 29, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, East China Sea, World (12 fatalities)
• March 8, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Zamora California, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 13, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Parsons Kansas, United States (1 fatality)
• January 31, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan (3 fatalities)
• January 11, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 16, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Comobabi Arizona, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 15, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Seoul Seoul, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Uiju North Pyongan, North Korea (4 fatalities)
• November 9, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
• October 19, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Seguin Texas, United States (8 fatalities)
• October 19, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (8 fatalities)
• October 5, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• October 4, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)