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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-87742 |
| MSN: | 12545 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 km SW of Nagoya-Komaki AFB -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nagoya-Komaki AFB |
Shortly after takeoff from Nagoya-Komaki AFB, while on a refueling mission, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. Six crew members were able to bail out before the airplane crashed in a huge explosion about 25 km southwest of the airport. The five crewmen who remained in the aircraft were killed.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 9 April 1954, p3 (2°Caderno)
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=airdrome&offset=525
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2015 20:07 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jun-2017 00:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2017 17:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 09:21 | Pong | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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