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The heavy bomber aircraft was engaged in a flight to Korea, carrying twenty crew members and a load of high explosive devices. Five minutes after takeoff from runway 21L, while climbing, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines number two and three on which the propeller was over speeding. The pilot in command tried to return to the airfield but the aircraft crashed, burned, and exploded five minutes after takeoff, causing fatal injuries to 12 crewmen. Eight other crew members we
Boeing B-29 Superfortress · 19 fatalities