Accident Boeing B-29A Superfortress 44-61835, Thursday 12 April 1951
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 44-61835
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yalu river -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Suwon, South Korea
Destination airport:Suwon, South Korea
Narrative:
Attached to 19th Bmb Wg. Vertical stabilizer, cockpit windows damaged by MiGs, landed safely at emergency airfield (Suwon) in Korea.
The pilot and bombardier died by enemy fire.

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jul-2017 15:17 gerard57 Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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