45-21822
Flight / Schedule
45-21822
Aircraft
Boeing B-29 SuperfortressRegistration
45-21822
MSN
13716
Year of Manufacture
1945
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
January 29, 1952 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Yokosuka Kanto
Region
Asia • Japan
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On January 29, 1952 at 12:00 AM, 45-21822 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Yokosuka Kanto.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
13 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 13, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, an engine caught fire and exploded. All 13 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous area located 7 km west of Yokosuka. The airplane was destroyed while all 13 crew members were found alive. Crew: Cpt Norman T. Abercrombie, 1st Lt Cecile C. Choato, Sgt Bruce H. Gilbert, 2nd Lt James Guinane, Cpt Raymond M. Lajeunesse, Cpt Julian C. Meadows, Sgt Jerry M. Murry, M/Sgt Clarence C. Price, Cpl Loyal Robinson, Sgt Franklin E. Rynot, Pfc Donald H. Thomas, Col Delmore P. Wood.
Aircraft reference details include registration 45-21822, MSN 13716, year of manufacture 1945.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, an engine caught fire and exploded. All 13 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous area located 7 km west of Yokosuka. The airplane was destroyed while all 13 crew members were found alive. Crew: Cpt Norman T. Abercrombie, 1st Lt Cecile C. Choato, Sgt Bruce H. Gilbert, 2nd Lt James Guinane, Cpt Raymond M. Lajeunesse, Cpt Julian C. Meadows, Sgt Jerry M. Murry, M/Sgt Clarence C. Price, Cpl Loyal Robinson, Sgt Franklin E. Rynot, Pfc Donald H. Thomas, Col Delmore P. Wood.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
13
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
13
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 13
Operational Details
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Japan
Aircraft Details
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