44-69818

On July 7, 1953 at 12:00 AM, 44-69818 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Pohang North Gyeongsang (<U+ACBD><U+C0C1><U+BD81><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

While returning from a tactical mission, the airplane crashed on final approach to Pohang Airport, killing all 13 crew members. It was reported that the crew encountered poor weather conditions at recovery airfield and that the aircraft was low of fuel at the time of the accident. Crew: A2c Donald L. Abney, Lt Col Edward E. Campbell, A1c Earl A. Davis, A2c John G. De Lancy, A2c Edward J. Fleming, 1st Lt Ralph L. Harris, A1c Percy J. Maples, Cpt Charles F. McGuire, 1st Lt Robert L. Person, A1c James C. Thomas, 1st Lt Clayton W. Vandarwarka, Walker, A2c Kenneth E. Wright.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-69818, MSN 10650, year of manufacture 1944.