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| Date: | Tuesday 23 January 1951 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 45-21721 |
| MSN: | 13615 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pyongyang -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yokota AB, Fussa, Tama Area, Western Tokyo, Japan (RJTY) |
| USAF Base K-2, Daegu, South Korea (RKTN) |
Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress 45-21721: Named ‘Burke’s Jerks’. Named ‘Sweet Judy II’. Named ‘Tail Wind’. Assigned to 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, Florida. Damaged 7 July 1949 due to engine failure at MacDill AFB, Florida. Re-Assigned to 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington. Deployed to Yokota AB, Japan for Korean War Operations.
Accident 23 January 1951: Hit by AAA over Pyongyang, damaged No. 1 & No.3 engines, electrical system damaged, emergency landing at Taegu. Repaired and returned to service, (destroyed in a separate, later incident: crashed on takeoff on combat mission 5 miles N of Yokota AB, Japan February 7, 1952, 13 killed).
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 1952 | 45-21721 | 345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF | 13 | 3 mi NW of Yokota AB |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2017 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2020 15:26 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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