Date:	Thursday 8 November 1951
Time:
Type:	Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Owner/operator:	3512th MSSqn /3510th MSGp USAF
Registration:	44-70142
MSN:	10974
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	2 miles north-west of Kelly AFB, San Antonio, Texas -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX
Destination airport:	Randolph AFB, TX
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Boeing B-29-80-BW Superfortress 44-70142: Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group. Re-assigned to 3512th Maintenance and Supply Squadron, 3510th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Randolph AFB, Texas. Damaged in an accident 17 May 1951 on the ground at Randolph AFB, Texas. Repaired and returned to service.

Written off (destroyed) 8 November 1951: While on a training flight at Kelly AFB, an engine caught fire and exploded. The crew decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed 2 miles north of the airbase and was destroyed. There were no casualties.

Cause: Engine fire and explosion in flight.

1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1951/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-80-bw-superfortress-near-kelly]
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbagrp.asp?offset=14500
4. http://usafunithistoryorg.ipage.com/PDF/3000/3512%20AMS.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Jun-2017 16:43	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Feb-2021 15:47	Paco	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]