Date & Time:
May 1, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
44-61538
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
McDill - McDill
MSN:
11015
YOM:
1944
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a low level target exercice when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the gulf of Mexico, about 27 miles west-northwest of Tarpon Springs. Seven crew members were killed while seven others were rescued.
