ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85588
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 1952 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 98th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 44-61872 |
| MSN: | 11349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USAF K-14 airbase, Kimpo -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USAF Base K-14, Kimpo, South Korea (RKSS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, Florida. Named ‘Ace in The Hole’. Re-Named ‘SAC’s Appeal’. Assigned to 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota, Japan. Converted to WB-29, named "Screem'n Meemi" and based at 373rd Recon Squadron (VLR) Weather at Kindley AFB, Bermuda in 1949.
Converted back to B-29A and assigned to 98th Bomb Wing, USAF: damaged by AAA during raid on Sinanju, crash landed at USAF Base K-14, Kimpo, South Korea April 22, 1952. No casaulties reported among the 11 crew on board.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
2. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_damage.htm
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_john_baker.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2017 15:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2017 21:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2019 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 16:05 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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