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Date: | Friday 30 January 1953 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | 19th BWg /28th BSqn USAF |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Unjong-ni supply area -
North Korea
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Airfield K-3, Pohang, South Korea |
Destination airport: | Airfield K-3, South Korea |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Attached to 19th Bomb Wing, 28th Bomb Squadron, USAF. Heavy damage by MiGs in combat over Unjong-ni supply area on the night of 30/31 January. Landed safely back at base (Airfield K-3 Phoang) but written off as damaged beyond repair
Sources:
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Mich Mayborn, Aircraft in Profile, Doubleday, 1969.
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/korwald_info_3030.htm http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090529-041.pdf http://www.historynet.com/korean-war-the-boeing-b-29-superfortress-served-throughout-the-air-war.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Apr-2013 00:02 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Sep-2017 21:29 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities] |
07-Apr-2020 10:09 |
Reno Raines |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |