45-21848

On May 29, 1947 at 12:00 AM, 45-21848 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Fort Wainwright AFB (Ladd Field) Alaska.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Fort Wainwright AFB (Ladd Field), while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames 3 miles east of the airfield. Nine crew members were rescued while three others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 45-21848, MSN 13742.