1950 — Oct 19, USAF B-29 Superfortress bomber plunges to ground near Seguin, TX– 8

–8 Baugher. 1944 USAAF Serial Numbers (44-40049 to 44-70254). Oct 28, 2011 rev.
–8 INS. “Scattered Wreckage of B-29 Bomber…” McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, 10-20-1950, 1.

Narrative Information

Baugher: “Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress….62147 crashed 5 mi NNE of Seguin, TX Oct 19, 1950. Aircraft dropped out of overcast and dove into ground. All 8 crew killed.” (Baugher. 1944 USAAF Serial Numbers (44-40049 to 44-70254). Oct 28, 2011 rev.)

Newspaper

Oct 20, INS: “Seguin, Tex., Oct. 20 (INS). – Air Force accident investigators today probed the scattered wreckage of a B-29 bomber which crashed and exploded near Seguin, killing the entire crew of eight men aboard. Pieces of the Randolph Air Force base superfortress were blown a half-mile away when the ship plunged to earth yesterday. The four engines were buried in four deep craters and the explosion burned out an area in the pasture where it fell, 100 yards long and 50 yards wide….Brig. Gen. Carl B. McDaniel, commanding general of Randolph, said the plane was one of those being used in the B-29 combat crew training program.” (INS (International News Service). “Scattered Wreckage of B-29 Bomber is Investigated.” McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, 10-20-1950, 1.)

Sources

Baugher, Joseph F. 1944 USAAF Serial Numbers (44-40049 to 44-70254). Oct 28, 2011 revision. Accessed 12-25-2011 at: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html

INS (International News Service). “Scattered Wreckage of B-29 Bomber is Investigated.” McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, 10-20-1950, 1. Accessed 8-15-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/mckinney-daily-courier-gazette-oct-20-1950-p-1/