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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas B-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | 13th BSqn / 3rd BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-34263 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chonju -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Taejon, South Korea |
Attached to 13th Bmb Sqn, 3rd Bmb Wing. Engine fire 14.7.50 caused by small arms fire during bombing run. This encounter is widely written about (in exaggerated form) in North Korean propaganda, their leading ace Kim Gi Ok is credited with "shooting down" the B-26B Invader in his Yak-9. In fact, 44-34263 Force landed at Taejon, and was destroyed by U.S. forces when they were forced to evacuate Taejon on 20.7.50
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1950_07/19500716_0005.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_2.html
4. http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id859.html
5. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?p=113735&postcount=5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2014 18:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2018 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 23:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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