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| Date: | Sunday 29 March 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-61747 |
| MSN: | 11124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lajes Field, Açores (TER/LPLA) |
| Hunter AFB, Georgia (SVN/KSVN) |
Shortly after takeoff from Lajes AFB, the heavy bomber lost height and crashed at Praia, Terceira Island, one mile south of the airfield. Six crew members were killed while nine others were injured, some of them seriously.
Sources:
El Litoral 30 March 1953, p1
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=mi&offset=19725
http://koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/#B29Superfortress32953
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2015 19:08 | TB | Added |
| 03-Mar-2015 15:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2017 15:26 | P_11 | Updated [Country, ] |
| 11-Jun-2017 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2017 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 11-Jun-2017 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Jun-2017 20:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2017 20:44 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2017 09:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 28-May-2022 08:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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