Primorsky Krai

While taxiing at high speed, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed. There were no injuries.

From 0645LT to 1330LT, the crew completed herbicides spraying mission in the region of Spassk-Dalni and returned to Gayvoron at 1715LT to resupply with 375 kg of pollinisation products. A second resupply with 900 kg was made later and the airplane took off at 2020LT to spray a wheat field. While flying at a height of 6-7 meters, the pilot-in-command made a turn to the left at 45-50° when the left low-wing touched the ground, causing the aircraft to crash in flames. The airplane was destroyed by fire and both pilots were killed.

On final approach to Vladivostok Airport in limited visibility, the airplane struck the antenna of a radio station. Upon impact, an engine failed and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located few km short of runway. There were no injuries among the occupants while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. For unknown reason, the approach was continued below the glide.

On final approach, the airplane was not properly aligned and the crew was instructed by ATC to make a go around. For unknown reason, the crew ignored this order and continued the approach. The airplane landed at an excessive speed and was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. There were no injuries but the aircraft was destroyed.

At 06:15 local time, the RB-50G 'Little Red Ass', temporarily attached to the 91st SRS, was intercepted by two MiG-15 of the 88 GvIAP in 42°38'3"N, 132°20'9"E at 20,000 feet over the Sea of Japan after it had violated the Soviet air space near Cape Gamov. What happened next is disputed, according to Soviet reports the fighter pilots instructed the aircraft to land but the gunners opened fire and hit the MiG flown by 1st Lt. Aleksandr D. Rybakov, who subsequently attacked the RB-50 together with his wingman 1st Lt. Yuri M. Yablonskiy and shot it down with cannon fire. US reports claim that the interceptors opened fire first, disabling the #1 engine and the gunners then only returned fire in self-defense, but could not prevent another attack that set #4 engine on fire. The RB-50 went in a sharp dive, but parts of the damaged right wing and tail assembly tore off and the aircraft disintegrated and crashed into the sea about two minutes after being fired upon. At least seven crew members succeeded in bailing out, but only the copilot was rescued after 22 hours by the US destroyer USS Picking (DD 685) from a liferaft that had been dropped for him by a SB-29 about 12 hours after the crash. The destroyer also recovered the body of the pilot who had died of injuries and exposure and the body of a flight engineer was later located on the coast of Japan, while the remaining 13 were reported missing in action. It was suspected that at least some of them were taken prisoner by Soviet PT boats observed to be operating in the area, but it is not known if this was actually the case.
Crew:
Cpt Stanley Keith O'Kelley, pilot,
Cpt John Ernst Roche, copilot,
Cpt John Cyrus Ward,
Maj Francisco Joseph Tejeda,
1st Lt Frank Ernest Beyer,
1st Lt Edmund Joseph, navigator,
1st Lt James Gordon Keith, navigator,
1st Lt Lloyd Clayton Wiggins, navigator,
1st Lt Warren John Sanderson,
1st Lt Robert Elbon Stalnaker,
M/Sgt Francis Luther Brown, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Donald Wayne Gabree,
S/Sgt Donald George Hill,
A1c Roland Edgar Goulet,
A2c Earl Wilbur Radelin Jr.,
A2c Charles Joseph Russall,
A2c James Edwin Woods, tail gunner.
Source:
http://documents.blackvault.com/documents/dod/readingroom/11/384.pdf

The pilot was completing a mail flight from Iman to Vladivostok. Approaching the destination from the north, he encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Flying low in limited visibility, the airplane impacted two tall trees and crashed in a wooded area located 25-30 km north of Vladivostok Airport. The wreckage was found two days later and the pilot was killed.

Following a series of reconnaissance missions over the east part of the Primorsky krai, the crew was preparing to return to Vladivostok. About 20 minutes after takeoff from the Olga Bay, the captain decided to return to refuel. The floatplane landed at a speed of about 140-150 km/h when the right pontoon collided with an obstacle (a tree trunk or the wreck of a wooden fishing boat). This caused the pontoon to be cut for more than one meter. Water entered the cabin then the airplane broke into three pieces and came to rest. The crew of the ship 'Dvinoles' arrived quickly on the scene and was able to evacuated 11 people but two passengers drowned.