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Safety history
June 30, 1945AccidentHull loss
While cruising by night and low visibility, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located south of the Guadalupe Peak, southeast of Pine Springs, west Texas. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 12 crew members were killed. They were conducting a night training sortie from Davis Monthan to Mobile and return. Crew (233rd Unit): F/O Eugene R. Chale, 1st Lt James Harrison Couch, 2nd Lt James M. Green, Sgt Aristo Landers, M/Sgt Orval R. Lawless, Cp
Boeing B-29 Superfortress · 12 fatalities
At the time of the accident, the aircraft was cruising at an insufficient altitude estimated between 5,000 and 5,400 feet by night. According to investigators, such flight should not be conducted by night as the crew was not familiarized with the topography of this region. No technical failure was pointed out on the aircraft. Full accident record