ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98680
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| Date: | Monday 17 December 1951 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing EB-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 19th BWg /30th BSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21745 |
| MSN: | 13639 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Minden Road, 1/2 mile from Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, Louisiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA (KBAD) |
| Barksdale AFB, LA (KBAD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-29-97-BW Superfortress 45-21745: Modified for the Tarzon guided bomb. The bomb mated the guidance system of the earlier Razon radio-controlled weapon with a British Tallboy 12,000-pound bomb. Re-Designated EB-29 due to these modifications. There were extensive revisions to the bomb bay and bomb bay doors. The radar was moved forward replacing the lower gun turret. The aircraft were also fitted with a B-50 nose piece to give the bombardier better visibility.
Assigned to 1st Experimental Guided Missiles Group, Eglin AFB, Florida. Damaged 6 July 1949 due to mechanical failure near Valparaiso, Florida. Repaired (reconverted to a "standard" B-29) and returned to service, then re-assigned to 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan. Named ‘Lucifer’
Written off (destroyed) 17 December 1951: Following an uneventful training mission, the crew was returning to their base at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and completed the approach by night. On final, the heavy bomber hit the roof of a house and crashed onto it about 1/2 mile short of runway 15, near Highway 80. Of the crew of thirteen, four crew members were killed while nine others were injured. The couple who were sleeping in the house at the time of the accident - Mr. and Mrs. W.C. McDaniel of Minden Road, Bossier City - were evacuated safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Dec.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1951/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-97-bw-superfortress-in-barksdale-afb-4-killed/]
4. http://www.strategic-air-command.com/aircraft/B-29/b29-gallery-profiles.htm
5. http://www.lsus.edu/Documents/Offices%20and%20Services/Library/Archives/inv/inv608.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2017 22:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2020 15:31 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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