Elmendorf – Eielson

On December 26, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Elmendorf – Eielson experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Talkeetna Alaska.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Nineteen minutes after his departure from Elmendorf AFB, while cruising at an altitude of 4,200 feet, the crew contacted ATC when the airplane struck Mt Bald located about 11 miles east of Talkeetna. As the airplane was fully loaded with fuel, a huge explosion occurred on impact. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight crew members were killed. Crew (508th Air Refueling Squadron): 1st Lt Thomas H. Patton, pilot, 2nd Lt James D. Dellinger, copilot, 1st Lt Lionel E. Reid, navigator, 1st Lt Luther G. Lamm, M/Sgt Otto D. McAdams, T/Sgt Thurman C. Rainer, S/Sgt John B. Pyland, A2c William P. Hodgson.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-84149.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.2676°, -150.0295°.