Crash of a Douglas A-26B-56-DL Invader in Kangdong: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1952 at 2105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34417
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Busan East - Busan East
MSN:
27696
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kangdong
Pyongyang (평양)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a night reconnaissance mission out from Busan East Airbase. At 2105LT, the radio operator made his last transmission with his base when the aircraft disappeared in unclear circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
1st Lt Raymond Bennett Jr.,
Cpt Cecil W. Brandsted,
Cpt Wilford T. Cook,
A1C Wayne E. Lewis,
1st Lt John H. Zimmerlee Jr.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader in North Korea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1952 at 0601 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34542
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Busan East - Busan East
MSN:
27821
YOM:
1944
Location:
North Korea
All North Korea
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a night reconnaissance mission over North Korea, the crew made his last radio contact at 0601LT. The aircraft disappeared in unknown circumstances and no trace of it nor the crew was found.
Crew:
1st Lt Howard J. Davies,
1st Lt Warren M. Hoff,
A3C Norman W. Peterson,
1st Lt Robert C. Steele.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader in North Korea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1952 at 0125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34562
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Busan East - Busan East
MSN:
27841
YOM:
1944
Location:
North Korea
All North Korea
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night intruder mission over North Korea. The last radio contact was made at 0125LT when the airplane disappeared in unknown circumstances and failed to return to its base in Busan East AFB. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
A2C Charles E. Davis,
1st Lt Robert J. Williams.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-35-DT Invader in Pyongyang: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1952 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-35364
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
28643
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pyongyang
Pyongyang (평양)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a weather reconnaissance mission over Pyongyang, the crew made his last radio contact at 1225LT when the aircraft disappeared in unknown circumstances. No trace of the airplane nor the crew was found.
Crew:
1st Lt George Bain,
A1C Edwin W. Collins,
T/Sgt Carl M. Spence,
1st Lt Russell J. Wolfgram.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in Kumchon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1952 at 0015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27560
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kumchon
North Hwanghae (황해북도)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night intruder mission. At 0015LT, he made his last radio contact with the base when the airplane disappeared in unclear circumstances. No trace of the plane nor the crew was found.
Crew:
A1C Charles L. Billingslea Jr.,
1st Lt Dave P. Sullivan,
1st Lt Warren B. Wisdom.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader near Sariwon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34529
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27808
YOM:
1944
Location:
Sariwon
North Hwanghae (황해북도)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While performing a night intruder mission, the aircraft was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed between the cities of Sinchon and Sariwon. A crew member was killed while three others were taken POW.
Crew:
S/Sgt Richard D. Abbott,
Cpt Byron A. Dobbs Jr.,
2nd Lt James L. Stanley,
1st Lt Raymond C. Wilk. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader near Pyongyang: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1952 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34600
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27879
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pyongyang-Sunan
Pyongyang (평양)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
At 2350LT, while cruising about 16 km northwest of Pyongyang-Sunan Airport at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. Two of them were later recovered while two others were missed in action as the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances.
Crew:
Pfc Reynold G. Campbell, †
2nd Lt Harold W. Downes Jr., †
1st Lt Kenneth I. Enoch,
1st Lt John S. Quinn.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-45-DL Invader in Sinuiju: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1952 at 1745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34200
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27479
YOM:
1944
Location:
Sinuiju
North Pyongan (평안북도)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While a night intruder mission over the Sinuiju region, the crew made a last radio contact at 1745LT when the airplane disappeared in unknown circumstances. No trace was found.
Crew:
Col James L. McBride Jr.,
S/Sgt Richard C. Ross,
2nd Lt Joseph C. Wallack.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-45-DT Invader in Neubiberg AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-35667
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Neubiberg - Neubiberg
MSN:
28946
YOM:
1944
Location:
Neubiberg AFB
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Neubiberg Airbase. A crew member was killed while two others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader near Kanggye: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1951 at 2150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34704
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27983
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kanggye
Chagang (자강도)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night intruder mission over North Korea. While flying between the cities of Kujang and Kanggye, the crew completed his last radio contact at 2150LT while approaching the target area. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances and no trace of it nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Cpt Jack M. Beeson,
T/Sgt John E. Grabosky,
1st Lt Martin R. Roberts.
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