1952 — Feb 1 USAF B29A collides with USAF 44-86392 5M off Bolo Point Okinawa –all 12

–12 Aviation Safety Network. USAF B-29A 44-61908 mid-air collision 5M off Bolo Pt., Okinawa, 2-1-52.
–12 Aviation Safety Network. USAF B-29A Superfortress (44-86392) mid-air collision.
–12 Korean War Educator: Topics – B-29s – Losses/Damage (B-29 aircraft & flight crews).

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network Database:
“Date: 01-Feb-1953
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“Type: Boeing B-29A Superfortress
“Owner/operator: ….United States Air Force
“Registration: 44-61908
“MSN: 11385
“Fatalities: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
“Other fatalities: 0 [There were no fatalities on-board USAF B-29A 44-86392.]
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“Location: 5 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa – Japan
“Phase: En route
“Nature: Military
“Departure airport: Kadena AB [USA], Okinawa, Japan
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“Narrative:

“Attached to 307th Bmb Wg. Mid-air collision with 44-86392, crashed into the sea 5 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa, SAR effort negative. All 12 occupants died in the crash.”

[The ASN page for 44-86392 notes that the mid-air collision took place while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet: “After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft #44-61908 collided with B-29 aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident.”]

(Aviation Safety Network. USAF B-29A mid-air collision 5M off Bolo Pt., Okinawa, 2-1-1952.)

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database. USAF B-29A Superfortress (44-61908) mid-air collision 5 miles off Bolo Pt., Okinawa, 2-1-1952. Accessed 6-27-2023 at:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/85377

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database. USAF B-29A Superfortress (44-86392) mid-air collision 5 miles off Bolo Pt., Okinawa, 2-1-1952. Accessed 6-27-2023 at: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/85378

Korean War Educator: Topics – B-29s – Losses/Damage (B-29 aircraft & flight crews). “B-29 (42-65392).” Accessed 6-27-2023 at:
http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm