Biggs - Biggs

On October 6, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Biggs - Biggs experienced a crash involving Boeing B-50 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Willows California.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 76.5%.

Crew on board: 17, crew fatalities: 13, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The heavy bomber was engaged in a training mission out from Biggs AAF in El Paso, Texas. While cruising by night in light rain conditions, the airplane went out of control and entered a dive. Three crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field located about three miles southeast of Willows. They were found alive as well as a fourth crew member who was found seriously wounded in the wreckage. All 13 other occupants were killed. Crew: Maj John M. Wirt, † Cpt Keith B. Wright, † Maj Park B. Herrick, † M/Sgt Charles M. Ford, † A2c Daniel A. Baca, † M/Sgt Clarence Foster, † A2c Eddie L. Wynne, † M/Sgt Junior Townsend, † Cpt Otto Robinson, † 1st Lt John T. Vaughn, † M/Sgt Howard J. Hansen, † A2c Williams S. Myers, † 1st Lt John Swisher, † T/Sgt Natividad Vasquez, S/Sgt Joseph E. Wittens, A1c John B. Patton, Sgt Frank M. Imely.

Aircraft reference details include registration 47-154, MSN 15838, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.5233°, -122.1935°.