Crash of a Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress near Supung: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-86343
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew left Kadena AFB on a bombing mission over the Sup'ung Dam (Sui-ho Hydroelectric Plant) located at the border between China and North Korea. While approaching the target, the heavy bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 and crashed near the city of Supung. A crew member was rescued and became POW while 11 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Fred E. Bloesch, †
M/Sgt Nelson M. Brown, †
A1c Jimmie R. Hobday, †
1st Lt Henry B. Kelly, †
A1c James W. Kelly, †
A1c James R. Le Baron, †
Cpt James A. Lowe Jr., †
A1c Fred Parker Jr.,
1st Lt Spiro J. Peters, †
1st Lt William K. Phillis, †
1st Lt Ted G. Royer, †
A1c James O. Trosclair. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Stratofortress in Philipsburg

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62299
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
11776
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed en route, forcing the crew to bail out. The airplane crashed in a mountainous area located about four miles northeast of Philipsburg and was destroyed upon impact. All 12 occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Stratofortress in Daegu: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62167
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
11644
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
On final approach to Daegu Airport, the pilot-in-command decided to make a go around when the heavy bomber went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located 6 km northeast of the airfield. All 12 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Bernard E. Barnes,
1st Lt John H. Buckley,
A2c Donald H. Buss,
2nd Lt William F. Hill,
M/Sgt William D. King,
1st Lt Victor A. Koehler,
A2c John W. Maslin,
Cpt Robert W. McAnelly,
A2c John G. McMann,
A2c James C. Prasnikar,
Maj Hilliard M. Roper,
A1c Glen L. Slavicek.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-55-MO Superfortress at Barksdale AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-86420
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barksdale AFB - Barksdale AFB
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Barksdale AFB. On final approach, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near the airbase. Six crew members were killed and one survived.
Crew:
Cpt Howard Ralph Evans, pilot, †
2nd Lt Owen Dack, copilot, †
A2c Patrick James Marr, flight engineer, †
Cpt Donald Kingman, navigator, †
A3c Donald D. Brahm, radio operator, †
A1c Harvey M. Sullivan, refuel operator, †
Cpt Gorman D. Blackerby, radar operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Superfortress near Yokota AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62237
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yokota - Yokota
MSN:
11714
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Yokota AFB, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, the engine number four caught fire. The airplane continued to climb to 500 feet when the engine number two caught fire as well. At a height of 600 feet, two explosions occurred in the engine number two and at a height of 650 feet, nine crew members bailed out. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames about 10 km from the airbase. Three crew members were killed while all crew who bailed out were rescued.
Probable cause:
Fire and explosion on two engines after takeoff.

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.