Kadena - Kadena
Flight / Schedule
Kadena - Kadena
Aircraft
Boeing B-29 SuperfortressRegistration
44-61677
MSN
11154
Year of Manufacture
1944
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
April 28, 1955 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Naha Okinawa
Region
Asia • Japan
Coordinates
26.2162°, 127.6819°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 28, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Kadena - Kadena experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Naha Okinawa.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training sortie out from Kadena AFB. After completing low-level maneuvers, the crew was trying to get height when, flying in clouds, the airplane struck a hill located 5 km southeast of Naha. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all ten crew members were killed. Crew (581st Air Resupply Group): Victor C. Marston 9.
Aircraft reference details include registration 44-61677, MSN 11154, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.2162°, 127.6819°.
Fatalities
Total
10
Crew
10
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a local training sortie out from Kadena AFB. After completing low-level maneuvers, the crew was trying to get height when, flying in clouds, the airplane struck a hill located 5 km southeast of Naha. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all ten crew members were killed. Crew (581st Air Resupply Group): Victor C. Marston 9.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
10
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 10
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kadena - Kadena
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Japan
Aircraft Details
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