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North Hwanghae (황해북도)

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 Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress near Kaesŏng

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-61776
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yokota - Yokota
MSN:
11253
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the engine number one and four failed. All 11 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the heavy bomber that dove into the ground and crashed about 5 km north of Kaesŏng. All 11 crew members were found alive while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Failure of engine number one and four in flight.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-60-BW Superfortress off Kaesŏng: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-69803
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10635
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the airplane suffered engine problems and one of them caught fire. Apparently, seven crew members were able to bail out and were later rescued while five others were killed when the heavy bomber crashed into the sea few km west of Kaesŏng.
Crew:
S/Sgt Thomas C. Baker, †
Cpt Osborne T. Carlisle, †
1st Lt James W. Carney,
A2C Willard M. Denn, †
1st Lt Carl G. Happ Jr., †
Sgt James W. Hendricks,
Sgt Theodore G. Lincoln,
Cpt Joseph R. Manion,
1st Lt William R. Mowder,
2nd Lt Lawrence A. Nelson, †
Sgt Lloyd D. Smith,
S/Sgt Herbert Vonderkall.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in Kumchon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1952 at 0015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34281
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27560
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night intruder mission. At 0015LT, he made his last radio contact with the base when the airplane disappeared in unclear circumstances. No trace of the plane nor the crew was found.
Crew:
A1C Charles L. Billingslea Jr.,
1st Lt Dave P. Sullivan,
1st Lt Warren B. Wisdom.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader near Sariwon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34529
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27808
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While performing a night intruder mission, the aircraft was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed between the cities of Sinchon and Sariwon. A crew member was killed while three others were taken POW.
Crew:
S/Sgt Richard D. Abbott,
Cpt Byron A. Dobbs Jr.,
2nd Lt James L. Stanley,
1st Lt Raymond C. Wilk. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-35-DL Invader near Kumchon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-39441
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7154
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While engaged in a night intruder mission, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the early hours near Kumchon. Two crew members were killed while the third occupant became a POW.
Crew:
1st LT Rolan M. Akin,
S/Sgt Norman G. Davis, †
1st Lt Albert P. Derosier. †

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-55-DL Invader near Sin'gye: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34337
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27616
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 aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Sin'gye. Last radio contact was established at 0228LT. The wreckage was observed but SAR effort were negative and hampered by poor weather conditions. All four crew members were MIA.
Crew:
A2C Ronald W. Cheston,
1st Lt Henry T. Dixon,
1st Lt Robert C. Finch,
2nd Lt William R. Lyden.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader near Kumchon: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34221
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27500
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While conducting a reconnaissance mission along the route #4 Kumchon - Sibyon, the twin engine aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed in a field. Two crew members were killed while two others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Harold M. Beardall,
Cpt Steve J. Festini, †
Cpt Jack Lewis, †
S/Sgt Robert M. Wilkins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader near Sinmak: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34563
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27842
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a bombing mission over Pyongyang. Over the target area, the aircraft and its right engine were hit by antiaircraft fire. The pilot decided to evacuate the combat zone when two crew members bailed out. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed about 15 km east of Sinmak. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Carl T. Griffith,
Lt Col Donald J. MacLellan,
S/Sgt Gerald W. Raymond. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader near Pyongsan

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34544
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27823
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft was hit by enemy antiaircraft fire. The left wing caught fire and the crew abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed near Pyongsan. All three crew were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt William L. Cara,
Cpt William R. Fitch,
S/Sgt Norman E. Snider.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.