44-70039 — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

November 15, 1957Accident
The aircraft, a trainer conversion of a B-29 four engine bomber, and its crew were with the 5040th Radar Evaluation Squadron based at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. On this day, they were on a routine radar-calibration training mission that was to last about 10 hours.
Boeing B-29 Superfortress · 6 fatalities
At the time of the accident, the aircraft was about 27 miles east of its planned course into Elmendorf. A report indicated that the aircraft had strayed off course due to a combination of factors including deteriorating weather and pilot error. Full accident record