44-62183

On June 10, 1952 at 12:00 AM, 44-62183 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Sinmi-do Island South Pyongan (<U+D3C9><U+C548><U+B0A8><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 92.3%.

Crew on board: 13, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While on a bombing mission over Gwaksan, the heavy bomber was shot down by the Soviet pilot Anatoly Karelin and crashed near Sinmi-do Island. A crew member survived and became POW while 12 other occupants were killed. Crew: 1Lt John Howard Adams, † A1c Edgar Foy Barrington, † 1Lt Robert Black Baumer, † Cpt. Anton Brom Jr., S/Sgt William Alfred Canning, † Cpt Louis Paul Gorrell, † 1Lt Harold Ray Holmes, † 1Lt Robert Edward Hudson, † A2c Paul Kenneth Kellstrom, † 1Lt David Mandell, † A2c Thomas J. Pettit, † A1c Elbert Josephus Reid Jr., † A2c Robert Lewis Ross. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-62183, MSN 11660, year of manufacture 1944.