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| Date: | Thursday 26 April 1951 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-29M Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-87704 |
| MSN: | 12507 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lajes AFB, Terceira, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Walker AFB, New Mexico |
| Lajes AB, Azores (LPLA) |
Crashed.
Sources:
1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 28 April 1951, page 1
2. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95633473
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Apr.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 12:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 01-Jan-2014 19:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2017 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2017 23:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2017 08:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2017 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2018 17:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2022 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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