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 Douglas A-26C-45-DT Invader in Simni-do: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35760
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
29039
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Night intruder mission over North Korea. Last radio contact at 2325LT and lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Jackson A. Burrell,
A1C James A. Cave,
Cpt Archie P. Trantham.