44-27314

On December 4, 1951 at 12:00 AM, 44-27314 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Kadena AFB Okinawa.

The flight was categorized as bombing 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, 9 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Less than three minutes after takeoff from Kadena AFB, bound for Korea, the heavy bomber went out of control and crashed in a field located 8 km east of the airbase. Nine crew members were killed while three others were injured. Crew: 1st Lt Howard T. Coyler, † Cpl Louis S. Dent Jr., S/Sgt George E. Evenskaas, † Sgt H. J. Groves, 1st Lt David H. Hogan, † 1st Lt Ralph U. Hooper, † S/Sgt Robert L. Kaufman, † Cpl Charles E. Lint, 1st Lt William L. McLain Jr., † 1st Lt Raymond J. Rood, † Maj George R. Salisbury, † Sgt Sherrill L. Stokes. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-27314.