Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune off Jeju Island: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
127752
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Iwakuni – Suwon
MSN:
426-5089
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
En route by night from Iwakuni to Suwon, the crew informed ground about an engine failure and elected to ditch the aircraft. The wreckage was found two days later and all ten crew members have been killed. It is possible that the accident was the result of an aerial attack by a US Navy Douglas AD-4B Skyraider during a night patrol.
Crew:
Jesse Beasley,
Fredric Prael,
Rex Claussen,
Gordon Spicklemier,
Lloyd Rensink,
Bruce Berger,
James Hand,
Robert Archbold,
Stanley Mulford,
Paul Morelli.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-47D in Suwon: 13 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
49-2612
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
The crew taxied onto the active runway when a USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star registered 49-0722 collided with the Dakota while taking off from the same runway. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 occupants on board the Dakota were killed. There were five crew members, six wounded US soldiers who should be transferred to a hospital and two doctors on board.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK in Suwon

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
43-48077
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
13893/25338
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure. All occupants bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed near Suwon. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

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 Douglas A-26C-45-DT Invader in Suwon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35675
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Suwon - Suwon
MSN:
28954
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base at Suwon following a night reconnaissance and photo mission. On final approach in poor weather conditions, the aircraft was too low and crashed short of runway. A crew member was killed while two others were injured.
Crew:
1st Lt Britton E. Cranfill Jr.,
1st Lt John W. Miller, †
1st Lt Joseph B. Parker.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-55-DT Invader in Suwon AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35985
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
29264
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
During a single engine night approach to Suwon AFB, the aircraft hit a mountain and crashed few km short of runway. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt John R. Burtis,
2nd Lt Edward C. Cayemberg,
2nd Lt Philip Moscatelli.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Superfortress in Suwon

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62252
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11729
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The B-29 was part of a three wing formation aimed at destroying railway bridges across the Yalu river at Sinuiju and Antung. This was a dangerous daylight mission that was so disastrous for the Air Force that on the following days the planes were painted black on the bottom and scheduled for safer night time raids. The aircraft was acting as the electronics countermeasure aircraft for that particular bombing mission. Its job was to confuse enemy ground radar through the use of electronic jamming equipment combined with the dropping of aluminum foil strips called chaff. It was in the slot (last) position of the 2nd group (of 3 groups) which put it in the middle of the 3 groups. There was some space between each group. This B-29 had some engine trouble (from age) causing it to slow down, so rather than force its own group to slow down it dropped from the last spot of the 2nd group back to become the lead plane of the next group (the 22nd Bomb Squadron). It was during this brief unfortunate window that the Russian piloted MiG-15's attacked, finding a lone B-29 all by itself between two groups. The aircraft was damaged by the MiG-15s. A fire erupted forcing seven crew members to bail out; they became PoWs. The remaining crew managed to extinguish the fire and nursed the aircraft back to Suwon AFB, South Korea. Badly damaged, the crew did not attempt to land but bailed out, leaving the aircraft to crash into a hill near Suwon, 10 miles S of Seoul.
Crew:
1st Lt Henry N. Anderson,
1st Lt Charles N. Banchiera,
Cpl Edward F. Clements,
Cpt Jack W. Frost,
Sgt Floyd T. Hobbs,
M/Sgt Owen M. King,
1st Lt Paul D. Lehman,
1st Lt Francis J. Liberatore,
1st Lt Charles W. Matt,
1st Lt Pierre E. Nys,
S/Sgt John L. O'Flynn,
Cpt Stanley N. Prewdzik
Cpl Thomas H. Protiva Jr.,
Sgt John B. Tutt.
Source:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html
Probable cause:
Shot down by fighter.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in Suwon AFB

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34267
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27536
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While engaged in a bombing mission over North Korea, the twin engine aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire. The crew was able to evacuate the combat area and to return to Suwon AFB, but on touchdown, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. All three crew members escaped while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in Suwon

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34265
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27544
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed at Suwon Airport for unknown reason. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was later destroyed to prevent capture by the enemy.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in Suwon

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34236
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27515
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the airplane was hit by antiaircraft fire. The crew decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed south of Suwon. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.