Crash of a North American TB-25J Mitchell in Kegelman AFB

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
44-30736
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kegelman - Kegelman
MSN:
108-34011
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 17, while in initial climb, the throttle linkage failed on the right engine. The aircraft stalled and crashed one mile southwest of the runway end. All crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fairchild C-82A-20-FA Packet in Donaldson AFB

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-23024
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Donaldson - Donaldson
MSN:
10068
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Ran into a ditch while taxiing at high speed at Donaldson AFB, Greenville. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Failure of the brake systems during high speed taxi.

Crash of a Boeing B-50A-25-BO Superfortress near Comobabi: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
46-047
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Davis-Monthan - Davis-Monthan
MSN:
15767
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The Boeing B-50 was completing a training mission out of Davis-Monthan AFB and was carrying a crew of 13. While cruising at an assigned altitude of 9,000 feet, the aircraft collided with a USAF Boeing B-50 that was engaged in a refueling mission out of Davis-Monthan with 10 crew members on board. Both aircraft went into a dive and crashed in a desert area located in the region of Comobabi, about 50 miles west of Tucson. On board the B-29, six crew members were killed while four others were injured. On board the B-50, seven crew members were killed while six others were injured. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Boeing KB-29M Superfortress near Comobabi: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-70024
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Davis-Monthan - Davis-Monthan
MSN:
10856
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The KB-29M aircraft was engaged in a refueling mission out of Davis-Monthan and was carrying a crew of 10. While cruising at an assigned altitude of 9,000 feet, the aircraft collided with a USAF Boeing B-50 that was completing a training sortie from Davis-Monthan with a crew of 13 on board. Both aircraft went into a dive and crashed in a desert area located in the region of Comobabi, about 50 miles west of Tucson. On board the B-29, six crew members were killed while four others were injured. On board the B-50, seven crew members were killed while six others were injured. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress in Kadena AFB

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62152
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11629
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. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Boeing B-50D-110-BO Superfortress near Montpellier

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
49-0277
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Sculthorpe - Sculthorpe
MSN:
16053
YOM:
1949
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training sortie from RAF Sculthorpe. En route, the engine number four failed and was windmilling. A general failure of the electric system then forced the 11 crew members to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed about 25 km northwest of Montpellier.
Probable cause:
Failure of the engine number four.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-40-BN Superfortress in Seoul

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1950 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61676
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
MSN:
11153
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew left Kadena AFB, Okinawa, on a bombing mission at the border between China and North Korea, to destroy bridges over the Yalu River. En route, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot (Maj G. I. Kharkovskii) of a Soviet Air Force MiG-15. The crew was able to leave the area but was forced to divert to Seoul-Kimpo Airport for an emergency landing. On touchdown, the heavy bomber went out of control, veered off runway and collided with several parked aircraft. All 12 crew members were evacuated, three of them were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Attacked by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-55-DL Invader near Kanggye

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34385
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27664
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire. All three crew members were able to bail while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous region located about 15 miles west of Kanggye.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-82A Packet near Pickens: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
45-57739
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Maxwell - Donaldson
MSN:
10109
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a routine flight from Maxwell AFB, Alabama, to Donaldson AFB, South Carolina. While approaching Greenville from the northwest, the aircraft hit the wooded slope of Mt Bully located 13 miles northwest of Pickens, about 34 miles northwest of the Donaldson AFB. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and a fire erupted. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-95-BW Superfortress near Uiju: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1950 at 1045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
45-21814
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
MSN:
13708
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft was part of a formation of seven B-29 and had an escort of F4U Corsairs. While overflying the valley of the Yalu River at the border between China and North Korea, the heavy bomber was shot down by the pilot (Maj G. I. Kharkovskii) of a Soviet Air Force MiG-15 (139th GIAP) and crashed in a prairie located near Uiju, about 15 miles northeast of the Chinese city of Dandong. Four crew members were killed while eight others were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15.