ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86057
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| Date: | Friday 31 October 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 93rd BSqn /19th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 44-61751 |
| MSN: | 11228 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 mi NW of Kadena AB, Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
| Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress 44-61751: Assigned to 877th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group. Re-assigned to 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, and named ‘Our Gal’. Later re-named ‘Lubricating Lady’. Damaged in an accident on 27 September 1952 taxying at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, when with 19th BW, 93rd BS. Repaired and returned to service.
On 31 October 1952, while approaching Kadena AFB, the aircraft went out of control: the plane lost three engines, possibly due to fuel starvation, and crashed into the sea about 9 miles (14,5 km) northwest of the airbase. Intensive SAR operations were conducted and three crew members were rescued while 11 others were killed.
Cause: It is believed that the loss of control was caused by the simultaneous failure of three engine due to a fuel starvation. The remains of the eleven crew members listed as "KIA" (Killed In Action) were not found nor recovered.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbagrp.asp?offset=825
4. Photo of nose art: http://amthor.org/19/mag26/Pages/26_04.html
5. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_personnel.htm
6. http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_all.pdf
7. http://b-29.org/73BW-DATA/499th%20Group.xls.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2012 15:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source] |
| 12-Jun-2017 17:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2021 15:24 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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