Kadena - Kadena

On September 13, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Kadena - Kadena experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Gangneung Gangwon (<U+AC15><U+C6D0><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 91.7%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 11, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The heavy bomber left Kadena AFB on a bombing mission over North Korea. En route, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the aircraft went of control and crashed in a mountainous area located about 34 km southwest of Gangneung. A crew member was rescued while 11 other were killed. Crew: 2nd Lt Merle T. Ayers, † 1st Lt John L. Dreese, † M/Sgt Alphonse Gerrato Jr., M/Sgt Ralph R. Heath, † 1st Lt Raymond B. Houston, † A2c George D. Jones Jr., † A2c Jimmie L. Kahanek, † A2c James McCormick, † A1c Richard T. Michel, † Cpt John L. Roberts, † Maj Earl J. Sanders Jr., † A2c Amos C. Temples. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-69802, MSN 10634, year of manufacture 1944.