Boeing B-50 Superfortress crashes

39 crashes involving the Boeing B-50 Superfortress since 1948, with 265 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 39
• Fatal crashes: 31
• Fatalities: 265
• First recorded: December 22, 1948
• Most recent: October 14, 1964

Deadliest

1. September 10, 1956: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Japan Sea, World (16 fatalities)
2. July 29, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Askold Island Primorsky Krai, Russia (16 fatalities)
3. July 13, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Lebanon Ohio, United States (16 fatalities)
4. October 6, 1954: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Willows California, United States (13 fatalities)
5. January 13, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Gridley California, United States (12 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (24)
• United Kingdom (5)
• Canada (2)
• International waters and airspace (2)
• France (1)
• Guam Island (1)
• Japan (1)
• Marshall Islands (1)
• Russia (1)
• Thailand (1)

Years

• 1950 (10)
• 1953 (9)
• 1952 (5)
• 1951 (4)
• 1949 (2)
• 1956 (2)
• 1964 (2)
• 1948 (1)
• 1954 (1)
• 1955 (1)
• 1961 (1)
• 1962 (1)

All crashes

• October 14, 1964: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Thailand (11 fatalities)
• August 13, 1964: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Fukushima Tōhoku, Japan (7 fatalities)
• January 8, 1962: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Atlantic Ocean, World (9 fatalities)
• March 5, 1961: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
• September 10, 1956: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Japan Sea, World (16 fatalities)
• February 27, 1956: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Dayton Ohio, United States (11 fatalities)
• February 2, 1955: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Holloman AFB (Alamogordo) New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1954: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Willows California, United States (13 fatalities)
• August 27, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Caprock New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 20, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Picacho Arizona, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 29, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Askold Island Primorsky Krai, Russia (16 fatalities)
• July 17, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Williams AFB (Chandler) Arizona, United States (8 fatalities)
• May 19, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (1 fatality)
• March 11, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• January 30, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Hunter AFB Georgia, United States (4 fatalities)
• January 13, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Gridley California, United States (12 fatalities)
• January 8, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Hunter AFB Georgia, United States (9 fatalities)
• November 24, 1952: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Edgewood Maryland, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 6, 1952: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Great Dunmow AFB Essex, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
• October 23, 1952: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands (0 fatalities)
• June 24, 1952: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Lakenheath AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
• February 26, 1952: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Offutt AFB (Bellevue) Nebraska, United States (5 fatalities)
• August 13, 1951: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Seattle-Boeing Field Washington, United States (11 fatalities)
• April 18, 1951: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (1 fatality)
• February 3, 1951: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• January 10, 1951: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Edwards AFB California, United States (8 fatalities)
• November 16, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Comobabi Arizona, United States (7 fatalities)
• November 15, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Montpellier Hérault, France (0 fatalities)
• October 10, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 22, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 13, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Lebanon Ohio, United States (16 fatalities)
• July 13, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona, United States (4 fatalities)
• June 30, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, McDill AFB (Tampa) Florida, United States (7 fatalities)
• March 23, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Hyder Arizona, United States (12 fatalities)
• January 5, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Eglin AFB (Valparaiso) Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1949: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Savannah Georgia, United States (11 fatalities)
• October 13, 1949: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Isleham Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
• December 22, 1948: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Eielson AFB Alaska, United States (10 fatalities)