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Crash of a Boeing B-29A-75-BN Superfortress in Zamora

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62319
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11796
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a training flight, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and fire. All crew members bailed out and were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 2,5 miles east of Zamora.
Probable cause:
Engine failure and fire.