Accident Boeing B-29A Superfortress 44-61816, Monday 19 December 1955
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Date:Monday 19 December 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 44-61816
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Port St Joe, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tyndall AFB, FL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by a F-86D during formation flight and both crashed.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 20 December 1955, p1+8

Revision history:

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