ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98707
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| Date: | Thursday 18 May 1950 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-29M Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 44-69875 |
| MSN: | 10707 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lajes AFB, Terceira, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barksdale AFB, LA (KBAD) |
| Lajes AB, Açores (LPLA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Came down on runway 16 with engine trouble, collided with a service car and burst into flames*.
Sources:
1. El Orden 19 May 1950, p1
2. https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/05/24/history-may-deadly-fliers/27895131/?from=new-cookie
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950May.htm
4. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 19 May 1950, p1*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 12:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 25-Feb-2015 16:44 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2015 16:45 | TB | Updated [Time] |
| 22-Jun-2017 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2017 09:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2022 08:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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