Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress near Ocho-o: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62166
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Suwon - Suwon
MSN:
11643
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
En route, an engine caught fire. Shortly later, the heavy bomber exploded in the air and crashed, killing all 13 crew members.
Crew:
1St Lt Forrest B. Angstman,
Cpt Leroy E. Aschenbrenner,
Cpt Osbaldo Garza,
T/Sgt Leroy A. Haney,
A2c Lloyd W. Ingrim,
A2c Michael L. Jacobs,
Cpt David Meredith,
A2c David E. Miles,
Cpt Paul C. Ross,
A2c Clifton E. Scites,
A2c Charles O. Spain,
T/Sgt Keith D. Thomas,
A2c Manuel J. Yduarte Jr.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress near Sinanju: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61727
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11204
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 7,200 meters, the heavy bomber was attacked by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15. The airplane went out of control and dove into the ground. During the dive, the aircraft partially disintegrated in the air and lost its four engines before crashing in a field. Two crew members were killed while 11 others were injured and taken POW.
Crew killed were:
A1c Richard L. Albright,
A1c Clifford H. Mast.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-55-BN Superfortress off Sinmi-do Island: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61967
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
11444
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The aircraft was shot down by Soviet pilot Studilin in the region of Seoncheon while completing a bombing mission on a railroad bridge at Gwaksan, North Korea. The Soviet aircraft attacked 'Miss Jackie' four times. The first attack was unsuccessful due to distance. On the second attack the engine on the left wing caught fire. After the fourth attack an engine on the right wing caught fire. Then the heavy bomber went out of control and crashed into the sea about 15-20 kilometers southeast of the Tetsyuzan peninsula. All 14 crew members were killed.
Crew:
A2c Douglas Earl Attinger,
A1c Buddy Joe Bonney,
Cpt Marvin Jr. Cessna,
1Lt William Sidney Earns,
S/Sgt John Harrison Errington,
A1c John Francis Flaherty,
1Lt Richard Melvin Friedman,
Maj George Allen Hadley,
A1c Carl August Jenkins,
1Lt Wilbur Eugene Lewis,
1Lt John Richard Miller,
1Lt Preston Skinner,
A2c Westervelt Charles Stagg Jr.,
S/Sgt Elwood John Thompson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress near Sinmi-do Island: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62183
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11660
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While on a bombing mission over Gwaksan, the heavy bomber was shot down by the Soviet pilot Anatoly Karelin and crashed near Sinmi-do Island. A crew member survived and became POW while 12 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
1Lt John Howard Adams, †
A1c Edgar Foy Barrington, †
1Lt Robert Black Baumer, †
Cpt. Anton Brom Jr.,
S/Sgt William Alfred Canning, †
Cpt Louis Paul Gorrell, †
1Lt Harold Ray Holmes, †
1Lt Robert Edward Hudson, †
A2c Paul Kenneth Kellstrom, †
1Lt David Mandell, †
A2c Thomas J. Pettit, †
A1c Elbert Josephus Reid Jr., †
A2c Robert Lewis Ross. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress off Oceanside: 11 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62119
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
March - March
MSN:
11596
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
17
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training sortie from March AFB when the heavy bomber collided in unclear circumstances with a USN Vought F4U-4 Corsair registered 81218 from VMA-251 flying out from MCAS El Toro. The 4 plane Corsair formation was on a GCI and Camera Gunnery flight. Apparently they were asked by the B-29s to make head on gunnery passes. The first three Corsairs did so, but the fourth, piloted by 2nd Lt Joe K. Jensen did not. Following the collision, both aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 30 miles west of Oceanside. The pilot of the Corsair was killed as well as 11 crew members from the Superfortress, six other have been rescued.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-35-BN Superfortress off Tarpon Springs: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61538
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
McDill - McDill
MSN:
11015
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
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.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress in McClellan AFB: 10 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-87756
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
McClellan - McClellan
MSN:
12559
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base at McClellan AFB after a 19 hours mission consisting of weather reports. On final approach, a propeller went into reverse. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion about three miles short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Bruce Acebedo,
S/Sgt Carlton J. Fose,
M/Sgt Edwin M. Fultz,
Cpt Guilford A. Hopkins,
S/Sgt. Elbert E. King,
Cpt Robert L. Kizer,
2nd Lt August I. Lam,
S/Sgt Hayden C. Schulz,
T/Sgt George R. Shook,
Cpt Leonard B. Winstead.
Probable cause:
Failure of a propeller which went into reverse on final approach.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress near Onaga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62164
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11641
YOM:
1944
Location:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
An unexpected situation occurred during a night training mission over Kansas. The captain ordered his crew to bail out and attempted to make an emergency landing when he lost control of the heavy bomber that crashed in a huge explosion in a field located about 5,5 miles west of Onaga. The pilot was killed as well as a second crew member whose parachute failed to open. All ten other crew members were found alive. Those killed were A2c Charles Filittoni, right gunner, and Lt Col Thomas Stanley Robert, pilot.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress near Kaesŏng

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61776
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yokota - Yokota
MSN:
11253
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the engine number one and four failed. All 11 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the heavy bomber that dove into the ground and crashed about 5 km north of Kaesŏng. All 11 crew members were found alive while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Failure of engine number one and four in flight.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-55-MO Superfortress near Yokota AFB: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-86400
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Four minutes after takeoff from Yokota AFB, while climbing, the heavy bomber hit the slope of a mountain located near the village of Saimon, about 10 km northwest of the airbase. Two crew members were rescued while nine others were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Sherley B. Ardoin, †
Cpl Norman F. Cline,
2nd Lt William F. Evert, †
T/Sgt Charles R. Fitzwater, †
1st Lt Earl H. Lemons, †
S/Sgt Wayne L. Marchand, †
Cpl Carrol L. Rackley, †
2nd Lt Harold G. Richards, †
1st Lt Norbert L. Robie, †
Sgt James H. Sample,
1st Lt John G. Stevens. †