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Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress near Seguin: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62147
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Randolph - Randolph
MSN:
11624
YOM:
1944
Location:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission from Randolph AFB near Seguin. In flight, while cruising in cloudy conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located five miles northeast of Seguin. All eight crew members were killed. Spatial disorientation on part of the pilot in command is suspected.