44-83906

On February 2, 1957 at 12:00 AM, 44-83906 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Morigny Manche.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 44.4%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The Boeing KB-29P Superfortress left RAF Sculthorpe on a training mission to south of France. While cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet in low visibility due to poor weather conditions, the airplane struck another USAF Boeing KB-29P Superfortress that was flying in front of it. The first KB-29, registered 44-69846, was carrying a crew of ten and lost speed for undetermined reason. Following the collision, both airplanes went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Morigny, about 25 km south of Saint-Lô. On the ten crew members aboard 44-69846, one survived. On board 44-83906, five crew survived while four others were killed. It appears that some of the survivors were able to bail out prior to impact. Among those killed were M/Sgt. Lawrence M. Grigory, A2c Arthur B. Kosier and A3c Franklin D. Schweigert.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-83906.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.8817°, -1.0596°.