B-29 Weatherford, Texas

[Rogue]

I had not heard about this, have you?

http://www.texasescapes.com/WorldWarII/ ... dTexas.htm

[TonyM]

Yes, I have heard of it.

This accident is summarized in my book--
FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945

Sadly, this is only one of over 6,350 fatal Army Air Forces airplane accidents that occurred in the continental United States during the World War II years. Over 15,500 AAF pilots, flight crew and ground personnel lost their lives here in the United States in these accidents between 1 January 1941 thru 31 December 1945; over 7,100 airplanes were destroyed in fatal AAF accidents during that time period. This number does not include the numbers of aircraft lost in non-fatal AAF accidents (and the thousands injured in both non-fatal and fatal accidents). It is a relatively unknown chapter of aviation history. And keep in mind these numbers do not include fatal USN/USMC/USCG aviation accidents that occurred here in the states during WWII, which I estimate to number approximately 2,000.

Tony Mireles

[Ethan]

THAT WHOLE STORY IS SO CRAZY

[David_Aiken]

Crazy, not...YET TRUE...

The one plane came down a mile north north west and the other a mile and half southwest of my late mother's home. Bob Hopkins, a local fireman - aviation enthusiast, gathered enough support to have a marker placed to remember the incident at the local library, just east of the southern most crash site.

Cheers,
David

[Steve Nelson]

A very sobering story..thanks for posting! (we need a "saluting" smilie.)

SN