Keesler - Keesler

On February 4, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Keesler - Keesler experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near New Orleans Louisiana.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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.

While on a night training flight from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the Lake Pontchartrain, about five miles northeast of New Orleans. All eight crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-30740, MSN 108-32550.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.9561°, -90.0734°.