Crash of a Boeing B-29A-35-MO Superfortress in Tom-ni: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 27, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
44-27262
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the heavy bomber was attacked by Major Anatoly Karelin, pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter. Ten crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed. A crew member was rescued while three others were killed in the crash. Those killed were:
M/Sgt Cleo A. Brown,
1st Lt Edward R. Francis,
1st Lt Ralph I. Phy.
M/Sgt Cleo A. Brown,
1st Lt Edward R. Francis,
1st Lt Ralph I. Phy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter.
