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Date: | Thursday 19 August 1948 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 42-63442 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 5 mi N of Rapid City AFB, SD -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Rapid City AFB, South Dakota (RCA/KRCA) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shortly after takeoff from Ellsworth AFB, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control, and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 5 miles north of the airfield. All 17 occupants (crew of 4 plus 13 passengers) were killed. Crash took place at night, on the night of August 19-20, hence some sources give the date of the accident as "August 20, 1948"
Sources:
1. El Tiempo 21 August 1948, page.8
2.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html 3.
http://b-29.org/73BW/bomb-wing-data/nickname.htm 5.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=afb&offset=5675 7. Associated Press, "B-29 Crash Brings Death To 17", The Greenville News, Greenville, South Carolina, Monday 23 August 1948, Volume LXXIV, Number 236, p. 12.
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http://www.flight.org/aviation-history/august-20 Revision history:
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14-Jul-2009 18:59 |
angels one five |
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17-Apr-2014 13:51 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2017 23:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2017 23:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2017 23:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
11-Aug-2018 16:32 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |