Crash of a Boeing RB-29A-50-BN Superfortress in Johnson AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1950 at 0925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61813
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Iruma (Johnson) - Iruma (Johnson)
MSN:
11290
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft had been taking reconnaissance photos over the Yalu River at the China/Korean border. The plane was attacked by two Soviet MiG-15's (Maj A. Z. Bordun and St/Lt L. M. Dimchenko) and was severely damaged. Two of the engines on the left side had been shot up and were no longer operating. The crew managed to creep home to Johnson AFB (Iruma AFB). Upon their final approach for a crash landing the nose of the aircraft suddenly dove into the ground. Upon crashing, the plane split in half and the wings crashed over the front section, killing all but one occupant of the cockpit. The lone survivor from the cockpit was Harry Lavene who had been the tail gunner. While being attacked, military records shows that he was the first enlisted man to shoot down a MiG-15 from a B-29.
Source:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html

Crash of a Douglas SC-47D in Misawa AFB

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
43-49681
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
15497/26942
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. Occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Superfortress off Kadena AFB: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62279
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11756
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The heavy bomber left Kadena AFB for the Korea War theater. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the engine number one developed trouble and the aircraft was too heavy to return immediately to Kadena for a safe landing. The crew decided to jettison some of the bombs stored in the bomb bay to light the aircraft. Although the bombs were dropped in a safe condition, some of them exploded while impacting the sea. Fragments severely damaged the airplane to the extent that it was necessary to ditch in the sea about five miles from the end of the runway. Eight crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the engine number one.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119B-10-FA Flying Boxcar in Ashiya AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
49-0105
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10342
YOM:
1949
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed on final approach to Ashiya Airbase. Three crew members were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was completing a flight from Korea.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress off Ashiya AFB

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-65353
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Ashiya AFB, en route to the Korea War theater, the aircraft suffered an engine fire. The crew abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. All crew members were rescued while the aircraft crashed into the sea about 16 km west of the Wakamatsu district.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-45-DT Invader near Iwakuni AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35771
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
29050
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, an engine failed. The captain ordered his crew to bail out and tried an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames onto a house located about 8 km northwest of the airbase. The three crew members who bailed out were uninjured while the pilot was killed and also three people in the house.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Boeing VB-17G-90-DL Flying Fortress off Tokyo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
44-83675
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tokyo – Kadena
MSN:
32316
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Less than five minutes after takeoff from Tokyo-Haneda Airport, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Tokyo Bay, about 14,5 km southeast of the airport. A crew member was killed while ten others were rescued. The airplane was on its way to Kadena AFB, Okinawa.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando in Iwakuni AFB

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XT-862
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
22351
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown in Iwakuni AFB, the aircraft went out of control and veered off runway to the right. While contacting soft ground, the undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest with its left wing crumpled. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
After landing, the copilot inadvertently opened the right throttle and left cowl flap instead of both cowl flaps.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-1-DC Skymaster off Ashiya AFB: 23 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1950 at 0425 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-72457
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ashiya – Seoul
MSN:
10562
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
43
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 30 at Ashiya AFB, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea some 1,500 meters off shore. Eighteen passengers and five crew members were killed while 28 other occupants were rescued. The exact cause of the occurrence remains unknown. The airplane was on its way to Seoul-Kimpo, carrying 43 soldiers to the Korean War theater.