Kadena - Kadena

On November 8, 1952 at 11:00 PM, Kadena - Kadena experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Chinnampo 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.

12 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While overflying North Korea by night on a bombing mission, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter (pilot Major Anatoly Karelin). The heavy bomber went out of control and into a dive during which three crew members were able to bail out. They were found alive a day later and became POW. All nine other occupants were killed in the crash. Crew: 1st Lt Emmett O. Evans, † 1st Lt James W. Fleming Jr., † Cpt Fred H. Garrison, † A1c Franklin H. Hall, T/Sgt Keith E. Hammon, † 1st Lt Charles M. Hill Jr., S/Sgt Wayne F. Jensen, † A1c Robert P. Kelleher, † 1st Lt Charles F. Kirk, † A1c Clyde E. Schluter, A2c Warren W. Schmitt, † Cpt Norman W. Schneidt, †

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-62073, MSN 11550, year of manufacture 1944.