| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 17, 1949 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Location: | Near Succoth Glen, Lochgoilhead, Scotland |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | RAF Scampton - Keflavik - Kansas |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Registration: | 44-62276 |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:16 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:16 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft, part of the 301st BG 15 AFW, cashed into mountains after encountering icing conditions. The aircraft lost height, clipped the summit of Beinn Tharsuinn in Argyll, and crashed in flames in Succoth Glen below. |
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