Crash of a Douglas A-26C-30-DT Invader in North Korea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1953 at 0032 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35355
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
28534
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Last radio contact at 0032LT. The aircraft was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed. Three crew members bailed out while the fourth was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jack V. Allen, †
A1c B. M. Conner,
1st Lt R. W. Killeson,
1st Lt C. R. Lebrun.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-50-DT Invader in North Korea: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35882
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
29161
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire. After the right engine was hit in flight and caught fire, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. It appears that two crew members bailed out while two others were killed.
Crew:
A1c Jerome Karpowicz, †
Cpt Raymond W. Quesnell,
1st Lt Clifford G. Selman, †
Cpt John E. Walseth Jr.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-20-DT Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-22449
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
18596
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying along the east coast of North Korea during a night mission, the Invader was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Kenneth L. Doolittle,
1st Lt Roger C. Hall Sr.,
A2c Gerald Jones.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-55-DT Invader in North Korea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35961
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
29240
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Last radio contact at 2230LT on March 31. The twin engine aircraft was shot down during the night by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed in a paddy field. No trace of the four members was found.
Crew:
Col Sherman R. Beaty,
1st Lt Lloyd P. Bowman,
A1c Charles A. Lambert,
Maj Harold J. Titus.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1953 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34570
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27849
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Last radio contact at 0235LT while on a night reconnaissance mission. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Cpt Gene A. Culbertson,
1st Lt Alfred H. King,
A1c Robert R. St Mary.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-55-DL Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34345
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27624
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while on a night intruder mission. All three crew members lost without trace.
Crew:
A2c Charles F. Brekke,
Cpt Francis Carmody,
Cpt Aaron Shapiro.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-20-DT Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1953 at 0417 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-22447
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
18594
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Las radio contact at 0417LT while on a night intruder mission then lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Stanley W. Bailey,
A2c Richard C. Fuller,
1st Lt Marlin A. Tanner.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in North Korea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1952 at 1835 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34317
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27596
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Last radio contact at 1835LT then disappeared without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Norman E. Bowen,
1st Lt Howard A. Hayes,
A1c Daniel Jack,
Cpt Ernest C. Swanson.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-15-DT Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1952 at 2134 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-22390
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
18537
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed. No trace of the three crew members was found. Last radio contact at 2134LT.
Crew:
Mike B. Alexander,
Maj Theodore H. Kuch Jr.,
Clarence Mosley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46 in North Korea: 13 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from an airport located in North Korea. Thirteen occupants were killed while seven others were rescued.