Crash of a Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1952 at 0032 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34699
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27978
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While in a night interdiction mission, the crew made his last radio contact at 0015LT. The twin engine aircraft disappeared from radar screens at 0032LT after being apparently shot down by enemy fire. A crew member became POW while three others were killed.
Crew:
A3c John C. Brennan, †
1st Lt Edward S. Guthrie Jr., †
1st Lt Ralph A. Neis, †
1st Lt Andrew W. Schmidt.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-60-BN Superfortress near Chinnampo: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1952 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62073
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
MSN:
11550
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
While overflying North Korea by night on a bombing mission, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter (pilot Major Anatoly Karelin). The heavy bomber went out of control and into a dive during which three crew members were able to bail out. They were found alive a day later and became POW. All nine other occupants were killed in the crash.
Crew:
1st Lt Emmett O. Evans, †
1st Lt James W. Fleming Jr., †
Cpt Fred H. Garrison, †
A1c Franklin H. Hall,
T/Sgt Keith E. Hammon, †
1st Lt Charles M. Hill Jr.,
S/Sgt Wayne F. Jensen, †
A1c Robert P. Kelleher, †
1st Lt Charles F. Kirk, †
A1c Clyde E. Schluter,
A2c Warren W. Schmitt, †
Cpt Norman W. Schneidt, †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Soviet AF fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress near Supung: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-86343
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew left Kadena AFB on a bombing mission over the Sup'ung Dam (Sui-ho Hydroelectric Plant) located at the border between China and North Korea. While approaching the target, the heavy bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 and crashed near the city of Supung. A crew member was rescued and became POW while 11 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Fred E. Bloesch, †
M/Sgt Nelson M. Brown, †
A1c Jimmie R. Hobday, †
1st Lt Henry B. Kelly, †
A1c James W. Kelly, †
A1c James R. Le Baron, †
Cpt James A. Lowe Jr., †
A1c Fred Parker Jr.,
1st Lt Spiro J. Peters, †
1st Lt William K. Phillis, †
1st Lt Ted G. Royer, †
A1c James O. Trosclair. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1952 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34698
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27977
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Last contact at 2130LT when hit by enemy fire and crashed. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
1st Lt William L. Holcom,
Maj Robert O. Neighbors,
S/Sgt Grady M. Weeks.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35402
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
28681
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a night intruder mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed on a dike located 3 km southeast of Hwangju. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Tauno O. Brooks,
S/Sgt Harry L. Chant II,
Cpt Joseph H. Kienholz,
1st Lt John J. Roessel.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-50-DT Invader near Haeju: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1952 at 0032 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35925
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
29204
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While performing a night intruder mission between Pyongyang and Haeju, the aircraft crashed in a huge explosion after a last contact at 0032LT. Two crew were rescued while two others were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Ernest H. Duderstadt Jr., †
1st Lt Robert C. Lurie,
A2c James L. Mechaney,
A2c Kenneth D. Wiley. †

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader in North Korea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1952 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34689
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27968
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Last contact at 2300LT. The aircraft then disappeared in unknown circumstances. No trace was found.
Crew:
A1c Robert R. Mase,
Cpt Holman C. Rawls Jr.,
Cpt Earl O. Ruhlin.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress near Sinanju: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61727
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11204
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 7,200 meters, the heavy bomber was attacked by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15. The airplane went out of control and dove into the ground. During the dive, the aircraft partially disintegrated in the air and lost its four engines before crashing in a field. Two crew members were killed while 11 others were injured and taken POW.
Crew killed were:
A1c Richard L. Albright,
A1c Clifford H. Mast.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15.

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.