1956 — Feb 27, USAF B-50 Superfortress plane crash, Wilmington Pike, Dayton OH –all 11

–11 Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. “ASN Wikibase Occurrence #181798.”
–11 Baugher, Joseph F. “1946-1948 USAAR-USAF Serial Numbers.” March 22, 2023 revision.
–11 Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. “Crash of a Boeing B-50D-80-BO Superfortress…”
–11 NFPA. “Large Loss Aircraft Fires of 1956.” Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 4, April 1957, p. 318.

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network:
“Date: 27-FEB-1956
“Type: Boeing B-50D-80-BO Superfortress
“Owner/operator: United States Air Force (USAF)
“Registration: 48-072
“MSN: 15881
“Fatalities: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
“Other fatalities: 0
….
“Location: near Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
“Phase: Unknown
“Nature: Military
“Departure airport: Wright-Patterson AFB OH
“Confidence Rating: Information only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
“Narrative: Crashed into far house about 10 minutes after take-off.”

Baugher: “48-063/072 Boeing B-50D-BO Superfortress….072 w/o Feb 27, 1956 at Wilmington Pike, Ohio. 11 killed.”

Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives:
“Date & Time: Feb 27, 1956
“Type of aircraft: Boeing B-50 Superfortress
“Operator: USAF
“Registration: 48-072
“Flight Phase: Flight
“Flight Type: Training
“Survivors: No
“Site: Plain, Valley
“Schedule: Wright-Patterson – Wright-Patterson
“MSN: 15881
“YOM: 1948
“Location: Dayton, Ohio
….
“Crew on board: 11
….
“Pax on board: 0
….
“Total fatalities: 11

“Circumstances: While conducting a training mission out from Wright-Patterson AFB, the
airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Wilmington Pike, southeast
of Dayton. All 11 occupants were killed.

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. “ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181798.” Accessed 3-27-2023 at: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/181798

Baugher, Joseph F. “1946-1948 USAAR-USAF Serial Numbers.” March 22, 2023 revision. Accessed 3-27-2023 at: https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html

Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. “Crash of a Boeing B-50D-80-BO Superfortress in Wilmington Pike: 11 killed.” Accessed 3-27-2023 at: https://www.baaa-acro.com/city/wright-patterson-afb-dayton

National Fire Protection Association. “Large Loss Aircraft Fires of 1956.” Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 4, April 1957. Boston, MA.