Travis - Travis

On October 8, 1952 at 04:00 PM, Travis - Travis experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Wilsonville Oregon.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 11, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left Travis AFB on a special mission consisting of an aerial attack of the city of Portland. Two pilots on board a Lockheed F-94 Starfire registered 49-2574 left McChord AFB to assist the bomber in this mission. In flight, while engaged in a gunnery mission, both aircraft collided. It is believed that during one of the mock passes at the bomber, the fighter struck the outer wing of the B-29. While the crew of the Starfire was able to complete an emergency landing at Aurora Airport, the heavy bomber went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field. All 11 crew members were killed. Crew: Sgt Billy Edward Butler, Cpt William E. Cullen, A1c Glen P. Daily, Cpt Parker A. Goodall, Maj Robert W. Head, Lt Orval L. Huffman, Maj Robert Cleveland Jobe, S/Sgt Clarence Krohn, A2c Charles E. Wovries 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-62320, MSN 11797, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.3099°, -122.7682°.